National Stadium
Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron creates an icon that reaches beyond the Olympics.

Photo © Iwan Baan

National Swimming Center
PTW Architects, CSCEC+Design, and Arup

PTW, Arup, and CSCEC wrap a set of pools with high-tech bubbles.

Photo ©Tim Griffith

Digital Beijing
Studio Pei-Zhu

Studio Pei-Zhu invests this hub with a 21st-century Chinese vibe.

Photo © Iwan Baan

Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport
Foster + Partners and Arup

Foster and Arup make the building's huge size feel uplifting, not monstrous.

Photo © Tim Griffith

National Center for the Performing Arts
Paul Andreu Architect Paris

Paul Andreu’s mammoth “Egg” shelters three theaters under one domed roof.

Photo © Andy Ryan Photography

China Central Television Headquarters
Office for Metropolitan Architecture

OMA and Arup reimagine the skyscraper as a giant loop rather than a tower.

Photo © Iwan Baan

Linked Hybrid
Steven Holl Architects

Steven Holl Architects makes connections in the sky.

Photo © Iwan Baan

Other Olympic Venues
Various architects

There are more to these Games than just two iconic buildings.