Beautified China

China has undergone a tremendous evolution wherein architecture has been at the forefront of it all. Over the past 2 decades, as China opened up, a string of world events was hosted in the country. First and foremost, the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing showed a new face to the world. A series of groundbreaking sportvenues hosted a succesful Olympic games. As with many Olympics, the games and the years long preperation leading up to it, bring an enormous amount of enthusiasm that combined with economical and political efforts can transform a city (and an entire nation) when done well. As Beijing prepared to show the world its new face, it recruited an interesting set of well known international architects to design and realize key buildings in the city.