Coming soon: Singapore's Jewel Changi, the world's most awesome airport? 即將開幕:世界上最棒的機場,新加坡Jewel樟宜機場
Airport and paradise are two words destined never to sit next to each other in the same sentence, but looking at the plans for Singapore's new airport that could soon change. 機場和天堂,是兩個注定不會同時出現在同一個句子的詞,但看看新加坡新的機場計劃,可能馬上就會改變這樣的想法。 Images showing how the city state's Jewel Changi Airport will look when it's finished were released as construction got underway this month. 這些圖片模擬了這個月開始動工的 Jewel 樟宜機場,未來完工後在城市中的樣貌。 They show impressive steel-and-glass biosphere-style structures filled with plants and a gigantic waterfall. 秀出了 由鋼鐵和玻璃組成的生態圈型態結構令人印象深刻,種滿了植物 還有一條巨大的瀑布。 If the finished prod uct -- scheduled for completion in 2018 -- matches the proposals, it's likely to cement Changi's reputation as one of the world's favorite airports and a destination in its own right. 如果成品能如計劃中預期的在 2018 年完成,這就很有可能靠機場本身鞏固樟宜機場為世人最喜愛的機場、目的地的美名。 The massive donut-like structure at its core will be 10 stories -- five above ground and five underground -- integra...