There’s something to be said for not involving too many people in a decision. Take Beijing airport’s impressive new terminal for example – it’s twice the size of Heathrow’s new Terminal Five and only cost about half the amount.
Nothing like a dictatorship to cut through the red tape as with no unions to consider, no lengthy public consultation process and people working on the project 24/7, the Chinese have managed to go from start to finish in four years. Compares quite well to the 20 years that Heathrow’s new terminal has been in development don’t you think.
Anyway, reason for this post is really the cool picture. Yet again Foster and Partners have gone up and beyond traditional expectations and shown that while the British government and airport authorities wont be winning any races, English architecture is really at the cutting edge.
