Adorable airports of the future - Stuck at the Airport

Airports around the world are getting makeovers. In some countries, new ones are being built.

Travelers are excited about that, of course, but so are architects and people who appreciate great design.

The new International Arrivals Facility at @SeaTacAirport is featured in @ArchRecord as one of the exciting aviation projects in the works around the world. https://t.co/Js4dwHux8f pic.twitter.com/aHtMKIiUUU
— SOM (@SOM_Design) August 6, 2019

In this article from Architectural Record, the Airport Construction Council notes that at least $70 billion is being spent over five years, beginning in 2017, to modernize 50 medium and large U.S. airports.

Most of that money and effort is going toward revamping, expanding or constructing terminals.

What's next for air-travel design? In this special Continuing Education section, we examine buildings that ease passenger aggravation and respond to the local culture and environment: https://t.co/evcBGsBAaS

Image courtesy @SOM_Design | ATCHAIN pic.twitter.com/x9jbJxNm6z
— Architectural Record (@ArchRecord) July 1, 2019

Some of the other airports and airport terminal projects featured in this article include Pittsburgh International Airport, Singapore Changi Airport and JFK Airport.

*Courtesy Pittsburgh International Airport*

When the TWA Terminal by Eero Saarinen opened in 1962, it embodied the allure of air travel: https://t.co/DpxeWShNcT

Photo © Balthazar Korab/Library of Congress pic.twitter.com/0m2bVJ90Op
— Architectural Record (@ArchRecord) July 12, 2019

The new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport is mentioned as well.

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