Paul Goldberger Asks If Beijing is Ready for the Post-Olympics

Already starting to question the sheer size of the monstrous building behind the Beijing Olympics, Paul Goldberger over at the New Yorker takes a look at the architectural marvels that the Chinese government has put into full swing, but has maybe failed to think through once the big crowd clear out and things get back to normal. In juxtaposition, Goldberger also looks at the London games, which come just four years from now and how the British government are taking a decidedly low-key approach, in comparison, and seeing how the city is thinking through what happens the day after, as opposed to the “build! build! build!” scene we’ve experienced coming out of Beijing.