Revealed: Foster's new Beijing terminal

The architect’s model of how the finished airport will look from above Photograph: PR

August 23 2007: Two workers mop the floor of the hall of the newly-constructed terminal three Photograph: Victor Liu/EPA

September 8 2007: Construction workers line up before a ceremony to mark the raising of the roof of the airport's new maintenance hangar Photograph: Greg Baker/AP

September 8 2007: A worker in the new maintenance and repair hangar, large enough to accommodate four Airbus A380s or six Boeing 767s Photograph: Greg Baker/AP

September 12 2007: Entering the new terminal building Photograph: Wong Maye-e/AP

September 12 2007: A woman wearing a safety helmet looks round the new terminal building Photograph: Wong Maye-e/AP

Futuristic glass walls, metal clad roofs and a vast 4.8km-long passenger concourse are included in the design Photograph: Wong Maye-e/AP

A model of one of the passenger terminals Photograph: PR