Theres been plenty to talk regarding China hosting the Olympics, their politics, the protests, their treatment of fellow citizens and the list goes on... That aside but by all means not ignoring the subject if however their main objective was to impress the world with the 2008 Olympics, the stadium and its attendant buildings - the Aquatics Centre and Digital Beijing (the Olympics "command post") - they have set a heady precedent. The 2008 olympics has become a grand platform to show off the talents of the best architects around at present. Watch out 2012, we've got a lot to live up too...
Here are just a few of the inspiring structures that we'll be seeing in the coming months.
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