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What sets a city up for a great first impression? It's not the landmarks, or the people, or the food. Realistically, nothing sets a first impression quite like a city's airports. For visitors, it's the first representation of the culture, style and feel of the community they're about to explore. For residents, it's a hub of travel; a welcoming point of departure to the outside world.
Some of the nation's busiest airports are undergoing renovations, redesigns and upgrades in 2019. New York's LaGuardia Airport is progressing on its $8 billion expansion, Denver International Airport began its terminal renovations, and Salt Lake City International Airport gets the first finished tunnel of its $3.6 billion rebuild.
It's no surprise that these upgrades come at a high price point, and bigger bills means bigger stakes. Take Mexico City, for example. A $13 billion international airport scrapped after a referendum, leaving local architects puzzled and upset. Barring the political nature of the cancellation of the project, it all raises some important questions for AEC professionals. How do you aim to build something permanent and functional that is representative of what the city culture wants and needs, especially when it's a publicly funded project? How do you prepare for the unexpected, when city governments approach you with suggestions, alterations, or cancellations?
We sat down with Eric Peterson, Principal Architect & Head of Aviation for Alliiance, one of the nation's top airport architecture firms, to ask these questions and maneuver around the common pitfalls that come with such large scale, publicly funded construction projects. "One of the things that I think is problematic, is when designers and planners or even airport leaders lose track of what the common good is, and get lost in the aggrandizement of their vision as opposed to the collective vision," Peterson said.
Peterson also analyzes some of the biggest trends in airport architecture that are pushing for more accessibility and more authentic experiences, and how it all encompasses a "cohesive message." "Something that could be around for 50 years in society...there's been a lot of talk around authenticity, the importance of that. And I think in the airport environment and the relationship to a community, that's equally important," Peterson said.
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By MarketScaleWhat sets a city up for a great first impression? It's not the landmarks, or the people, or the food. Realistically, nothing sets a first impression quite like a city's airports. For visitors, it's the first representation of the culture, style and feel of the community they're about to explore. For residents, it's a hub of travel; a welcoming point of departure to the outside world.
Some of the nation's busiest airports are undergoing renovations, redesigns and upgrades in 2019. New York's LaGuardia Airport is progressing on its $8 billion expansion, Denver International Airport began its terminal renovations, and Salt Lake City International Airport gets the first finished tunnel of its $3.6 billion rebuild.
It's no surprise that these upgrades come at a high price point, and bigger bills means bigger stakes. Take Mexico City, for example. A $13 billion international airport scrapped after a referendum, leaving local architects puzzled and upset. Barring the political nature of the cancellation of the project, it all raises some important questions for AEC professionals. How do you aim to build something permanent and functional that is representative of what the city culture wants and needs, especially when it's a publicly funded project? How do you prepare for the unexpected, when city governments approach you with suggestions, alterations, or cancellations?
We sat down with Eric Peterson, Principal Architect & Head of Aviation for Alliiance, one of the nation's top airport architecture firms, to ask these questions and maneuver around the common pitfalls that come with such large scale, publicly funded construction projects. "One of the things that I think is problematic, is when designers and planners or even airport leaders lose track of what the common good is, and get lost in the aggrandizement of their vision as opposed to the collective vision," Peterson said.
Peterson also analyzes some of the biggest trends in airport architecture that are pushing for more accessibility and more authentic experiences, and how it all encompasses a "cohesive message." "Something that could be around for 50 years in society...there's been a lot of talk around authenticity, the importance of that. And I think in the airport environment and the relationship to a community, that's equally important," Peterson said.