Critics Eye Beijing

Beijing spent a mind-numbing $43 billion to redesign the City for the 2008 Summer Olympics, with gigantic and startling buildings by some of the world's most prominent architects. Now, as the athletes prepare to compete, the architecture critics are weighing in.

Beijing's building boom, Los Angeles Times

Olympic stadium with a design to remember, New York Times

Chinese architects the winners, Los Angeles Times

Behind Beijing's icons, Chicago Tribune

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