airport design Archives - Stuck at the Airport

We’re floored: PDX will bring back the iconic carpet

02/20/22

Portland International Airport (PDX) warmed the hearts of airport carpet fans everywhere with its Valentine’s Day announcement promising the return of the iconic PDX carpet to a few spots in the new main terminal. The teal, purple and pink design, which is said to represent the pattern of the airport’s north and south runways, had →

Airport Terminals

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

Why we want to fly to Auckland Int’l Airport

04/07/21

We’re (finally) getting serious about planning plane trips and visiting airports. And one airport on our “to do” list for when borders reopen is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand. Especially now that we know about an award-winning landscape project by the San Francisco-based landscape architecture and urban planning firm Surfacedesign. The six-square-mile design →

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DEN: 5 Things We Love About Denver International Airport

06/24/20

While we wait for air travel to rev back up, the “5 Things We Love About…” series on Stuck at the Airport is celebrating some of the features and amenities at airports around the country and the world. Today we are giving some love to Denver International Airport (DEN), from it whipped marshmallow-peak tents to →

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Adorable airports of the future

08/07/19

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. In this article from Architectural Record, the Airport Construction Council notes that at least $70 billion is being spent over five years, beginning →