airport architecture Archives - Stuck at the Airport

FAA Call-Out: Design a Sustainable Control Tower

11/07/21

Think you can design a cost-efficient, sustainable air traffic control tower? The Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA) has more than 100 aging control towers at regional and municipal airports across the United States that will need to be replaced. So, the agency is launching a nationwide solicitation for a new design for control towers that can be built and operated →

At the Airport: News from SEA, SFB, & LFT

11/03/21

Party at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is having an in-terminal and virtual celebration on Thursday, Nov 4 to celebrate the end of all the major construction at the N Concourse. If you happen to be traveling through SEA between 11 am and 1 pm, head to the N Concourse for music and →

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What will we find at the airport of the future?

11/03/21

What will the airports of the future be like? We hope to find movie theaters, art galleries, salons, and someplace to do laundry. Fentress Architects asked architecture students from around the world what they thought about the airport of the future for its annual Fentress Global Challenge (FGC), This year’s competition challenged students to envision →

Airport Terminals

Atlanta International Airport shows off lighted canopy

08/21/18

Take a look at some of the color-options for the new canopies being built at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. →

The charming chairs of Changi Airport’s new Terminal 4

11/01/17

Check out the charming chairs in the brand new Terminal 4 at Singapore's Changi Airport. →

Airport Terminals

Airport body scanners: invading your personal space & the terminal space

01/13/10

I spent much of the day yesterday writing a column for MSNBC.com about the pros and cons of airport body scanners. That column, which posts Thursday, January 14th, 2010, focuses on some of the privacy issues surrounding the “virtual strip search” aspect of these machines. I didn’t have room for in the story for the →

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