Construction site of National Stadium

National Stadium is listed as one of "The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels" of 2007 in the December 24 issue of Time Magazine (advanced copy). Among the "10 Best," three of the architectural marvels are in Beijing.

Following are Time Magazine's 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels of 2007:

Bloch Building, Kansas City

Designer: Stephen Holl Architects.

This is an addition to the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri (USA).

Federal Building, San Francisco

Designer: Morphosis.

The completely nature-friendly Federal Building adds to the beauty of the San Francisco skyline.

Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle

Designer: Weiss/Manfredi

The Seattle Art Museum's sculpture park is on an old industrial site that is crossed by a busy road and a railway line.

IAC Headquarters, New York

Designer: Frank Gehry Partners

Gehry's "exuberant building is an undulating, white glass mesa."

The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York

Designer: Sanaa

Designed by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, the New Museum is an "asymmetrical stack of boxes covered by a honeycomb of aluminum."

Olympic Stadium, Beijing

Designer: Herzong & de Meuron

Athletes participating in the 2008 Summer Games will compete in this bird's nest-like venue.

CCTV Headquarters, Beijing

Designer: Rem Koolhaas

When completed, this unique tetrahedronal structure will be "the most radically reimagined tall building in the world."

Linked Hybrid, Beijing

Designer: Steven Holl

When completed, this retail/office complex's eight towers will be connected with sky bridges.

Heathrow Five, London

Designer: Richard Rogers

When completed, Heathrow Five will give London Heathrow a "big new terminal under a vast, column-free arch."

Caja Madrid Tower, Madrid

Designer: Norman Foster

When completed, the headquarter building for the oil and gas company will have rooftop wind turbines.