Transformative terminal modernisation: From design to reality

Jorge Cortes, Gary Summerlin and Matt Breidenthal
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Jorge Cortes: Director of Architecture, Atlanta’s Department of Aviation/Bureau of Planning & Development, USA
Gary Summerlin: Design Manager, Atlanta’s Department of Aviation/Bureau of Planning & Development, USA
Matt Breidenthal: Senior Principal, HOK, USA

Journal of Airport Management, 2020, vol. 14, issue 3, 269-279

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.

Keywords: modernisation; airport infrastructure; passenger experience; architecture; traffic management; phased construction; parametric modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 R4 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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