The airport is the result of a frenetic Chinese building boom that has produced numerous architectural marvels, though some of the iconic new projects have been hit by quality and safety problems. — msnbc.msn.com
Terminal 3 was designed by Fosters & Partners.
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"Last year, Ding Jiangang, deputy head of the capital airport's expansion project command, said the roof was designed to resist winds of 28.3 meters (93 feet) per second, China Daily reported."
Hmm, 93 feet per second- put that into the ol' crackulator and that equals... wait for it... 63 miles per hour. Last time I checked, a 63 mile-per-hour roof isn't adequate anywhere. Unless that's a typo, I think we've found the problem.