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Airports require architectural solutions that not only respond to the efficiency of their spaces and circulations - both operational and passenger - but also to their connection with other transport systems and terminals.
Take a look at 10 airports/terminals and their plans and section below.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport - Terminal 2 / SOM
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Tom Bradley International Terminal / Fentress Architects
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Pulkovo International Airport / Grimshaw Architects + Ramboll + Pascall+Watson
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Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Extension / WHLC Architecture
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Madrid-Barajas Airport Terminal 4 / Estudio Lamela & Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
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La Araucanía Airport / Iglesis Arquitectos
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Fort McMurray International Airport / office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers
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Narita International Airport Terminal 3 / NIKKEN SEKKEI + Ryohin Keikaku + PARTY
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Zagreb Airport / Kincl + Neidhardt + Institut IGH
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Nuevo Terminal Internacional T2 Aeropuerto Internacional Alfonso Bonilla Aragón / Espacio Colectivo Arquitectos SA + Cuna Arquitectura
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Editor's note: This article was originally published on June 28, 2019.