Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport was designed by a consortium of Netherlands Airport Consultants, Foster + Partners, Arup and the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, with lighting by Speirs and Major. The article names no client for the terminal. Construction began on March 28, 2004, and trial operations started on February 29, 2008. It became fully operational on March 26, 2008. The article names no style.
At opening it had 986,000 square meters (10.6 million sq ft) of floor area and a budget of US$3.5 billion. A main terminal and two satellite concourses stand on five floors above ground and two below. It has 72 aerobridges.
A red roof with triangular windows admits daylight. Interiors draw on traditional Chinese elements, including carvings inspired by the Nine-Dragon Wall. An automated people mover links the concourses.
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