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Transformative terminal modernisation: From design to reality

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  • Cortes, Jorge

    (Director of Architecture, Atlanta’s Department of Aviation/Bureau of Planning & Development, USA)

  • Summerlin, Gary

    (Design Manager, Atlanta’s Department of Aviation/Bureau of Planning & Development, USA)

  • Breidenthal, Matt

    (Senior Principal, HOK, USA)

Abstract

US airports, like their counterparts worldwide, face increasing pressure to improve and modernise their infrastructure in light of rampant passenger growth and heightened emphasis on passenger experience. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is no exception. The world’s busiest airport is in the midst of a 20-year, multibillion modernisation programme that includes plans for new parking structures, cargo facilities, expanded gates, a sixth runway and two large-scale and one-of-a-kind canopies covering the dropoff and pick-up areas at its domestic terminal. This paper examines the design evolution of those canopies and provides insights into how airports can add iconic architectural elements that improve passenger experience while utilising existing terminal infrastructure. Installing the 864-foot-long canopies over eight lanes of traffic offers additional lessons in construction planning, traffic management, safety and signage for airport operators contemplating future modernisation projects.

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  • Cortes, Jorge & Summerlin, Gary & Breidenthal, Matt, 2020. "Transformative terminal modernisation: From design to reality," Journal of Airport Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 14(3), pages 269-279, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aza:jam000:y:2020:v:14:i:3:p:269-279
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    Keywords

    modernisation; airport infrastructure; passenger experience; architecture; traffic management; phased construction; parametric modelling;
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    JEL classification:

    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics
    • R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General
    • M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
    • M10 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - General

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