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Foster + Partners Plans Airport-Led Urban Development Outside Luanda, Angola

Reyyan Dogan — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Angola's Ministry of Transport, has unveiled the master plan for the Icolo e Bengo Aerotropolis, a large-scale development planned around the recently completed Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport. The proposal organizes business, research, residential, and hospitality programs within a landscape-led framework structured around the airport. Development is planned to proceed in phases, beginning with the business and cultural district located to the north of the site.

A New Level of Functional Privacy in Airports: The Rise of Lounges and Work Cabins

Enrique Tovar — Thu, 23 May 2024 06:45:00 +0000

According to Norman Foster, "as an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past." In this sense, present-day architecture, interiors, and furniture have undergone a radical evolution in recent years, driven by a paradigm shift in the conception of space and our interaction with it. This contemporary approach has steered us towards less constrained, more collaborative, and multi-purpose spaces, which can also provide privacy and functionality. In addition, they must serve as temporary workspaces in specific contexts, adapting to the dynamism of contemporary needs and activities.

Discover the Airports, Stations, Universities and Sport Campuses Selected for the Prix Versailles Awards 2022

Agustina Iñiguez — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:00:00 +0000

The 24 shortlisted international projects for airports, university campuses, stations, and sports facilities competing for the Prix Versailles 2022 Awards have been announced. The global finalists in the Shops, Shopping Centres, Hotels, and Restaurants category will also be announced shortly.

When Architecture Took Flight in the Golden Age of Aviation

Kaley Overstreet — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0000

When the first commercial planes took flight, so did architecture. Like many other moments of technological advancement, the fascination with soaring through the skies heavily influenced the design movements of the last fifty years- not only in terms of how we design airports and think about the airline passenger experience, but the aesthetics of aviation and how the fabrics, textures, and high-end details would influence our lives on the ground.

BIG and HOK’s Timber Design Wins the Global Zurich Airport Competition

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:30:00 +0000

Dock A, the largest dock of the Zurich Airport, was the subject of international competition. BIG forms the winning team as design lead with HOK as aviation architect, 10:8 architects, engineer Buro Happold, timber experts Pirmin Jung, and aviation consultant NACO. Their design proposal centers on passenger experience and movement through the airport. A pared-back material palette reveals the loadbearing system of the building: V-shaped timber columns provide both a structural function and a distinctive identity true to its place and era, according to the jury.

2021 Prix Versailles Awards Global Winners Announced

Agustina Iñiguez — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

After the announcement of the selected projects in the categories of Airports, Campus, Railway Stations and Sports, followed by the announcement of the 70 Continental Winning Projects of the Prix Versailles 2021 in the categories of Shops, Shopping Centres, Hotels and Restaurants, there turned out to be a total of 94 new projects competing in the 2021 Prix Versailles World Final.

Gensler Will Design the New $9.5 Billion Mega-Terminal at JFK International Airport

Matt Hickman — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 03:30:00 +0000

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced last week that the current and former sites of Terminals 1, 2, and 3 on the south side of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens will be redeveloped to make way for a $9.5 billion international terminal that will be built out in phases beginning next year. With the first of its 23 gates anticipated to go live in 2026, the 2.4-million-square-foot new Terminal One will rank as the largest at JFK and, per a news release from the Governor’s Office, “aspires to be among the top-rated airport terminals in the world.”

Paul Clemence Releases Images of Riken Yamamoto's The Circle in Switzerland

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:30:00 +0000

Architectural photographer Paul Clemence has released a new photoseries of Riken Yamamoto's The Circle project, a mixed use development at the Zurich Airport. The design was a competition entry that asked architects to create a program that offers visitors: Swissness, Surprise, and Connections to the World. Yamamoto's winning design, with its inclined facade and combination of linear and curved outlines, linked the airport to the park physically and visually, creating an architecture that highlights the Swiss identity.

Losing Scale: Airports Seen from Above

Julia Daudén — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:30:00 +0000

At different periods in history, the human scale and the approach of the building to the sensitive dimension correlated to the body were values pursued by the architects and an object of reflection for the theoretical production of the area. Although it is a virtue that a space can be perceived in a direct relation between the person and the building, there are cases, and more than that, some project scales, that can only be realized from the furthest perspective.

Airports: Examples in Plan & Section

Fabian Dejtiar — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:30:00 +0000

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.

ZGF Gives a New Look at Portland International Airport's New Main Terminal

Eric Baldwin — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

ZGF Architects has shared new visuals showcasing the main terminal of the Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon. Inspired by the forest landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, the terminal renovation and expansion emphasizes openness, light and connection to the region’s materials. The structure features a series of skylights and an expansive timber roof made from sustainably sourced regional wood.

Prix Versailles 2021: World Selections for Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports announced

Fabian Dejtiar — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000

The annual Prix Versailles awards, created in 2015 to promote a better interaction between the cultural and the economic, announced the 2021 World Selections celebrating 24 projects in the categories of Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports.

Come Fly Away: 10 Awe-inspiring Airports Across the World

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:30:00 +0000

Modern airports have become larger and larger in scale. With increasingly bigger aprons, multiple programs, and countless travelers a year, this typology’s prevalence has grown exponentially. Known for a variety of unique spatial experiences, from massive waiting rooms and luxury lounges to compressed jet ways, airport architecture has really only emerged within the last century. Today, architects and designers are starting to creatively dissolve the daunting scale of airports to explore their role in contemporary urban life.

RSHP Architects and CNADRI Win Competition to Design New Green Portal of the Bao’an International Airport

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:30:00 +0000

In a competition organized by Shenzhen Airport, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and China Northeast Architectural Design & Research Institute (CNADRI) have won a competition to design the Terminal 4 Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen, China. The winning design offers a new 400,000 sqm building with connections to existing and new transport infrastructure, as well as a space that promotes passenger interaction and wellbeing, all while maintaining a safe post-pandemic environment.

Grimshaw Wins Competition to Transform Shenzhen Airport Terminal into Green Hub

Dima Stouhi — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:30:00 +0000

A multidisciplinary design team led by global architecture firm Grimshaw was selected as the winner of an international competition to design the Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub. The winning design, which was inspired by the Mangrove tree, will provide travelers effortless transfers between high speed rail and other public transportation means in a new green and interactive way.

Why Do We Keep Building Waiting Rooms?

Alex Bäcker & Ziad Khan — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

Nordic Office of Architecture, Grimshaw, Haptic and STUP to Design “India’s Greenest Airport”

Christele Harrouk — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 06:30:00 +0000

Zurich Airport International, the developer of the Delhi Noida International Airport (DNIA), has selected a consortium consisting of the Nordic Office of Architecture, Grimshaw, Haptic, and STUP to design the passenger terminal. Imagining “India’s greenest airport”, the winning team took the commission after a three-phase, design competition between June and August 2020. Other shortlisted teams include Gensler / Arup and SOM / Mott McDonalds.

Snøhetta Designs Airside, a Mixed-Use Building on a Former Airport Site in Hong Kong

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 06:30:00 +0000

Snøhetta has revealed its first built project in Hong Kong, Airside, a 176,000 square meters mixed-use building. Located in the center of the former Kai Tak airport, the project commissioned by Nan Fung Group comprises a 200-meter tower merged seamlessly with its base.