National Centre for the Performing Arts, China

Location: Beijing, China

Architect: Paul Andreu

Date built: July 2007

Cost: over 3.2 billion

Private vs. Public: It is a public attraction

Reason for the building: It was designed as an iconic feature, something that would be immediately recognizable.

My reason: The reason I chose this building was for the fact that it looks incredible and it's just a must-see iconic place. They used this building for the 2009 Olympics and really must have gotten people's attention because i know it got mine. It looks like an egg just floating in that lake, which in fact is artifical! Woah, it's just really cool! What i liked about this building was the features that it had and how awsome it looked with lights and how it looks all futuristic.