Video offers glimpse inside Safdie Architects' Jewel Changi Airport
This short film provides a brief tour of Safdie Architects' Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, which is home to the world's tallest indoor waterfall. More
-
"Foster + Partners withdrawing will not solve climate change" say commenters
In this week's comments update, readers are debating whether Foster + Partners should pull out of designing a controversial new private airport in Saudi Arabia and sharing their views on other top stories. More
ACAN calls on Foster + Partners to withdraw from Amaala airport project over climate concerns
Climate activist group Architects Climate Action Network has called on Foster + Partners to pull out of a controversial new private airport in Saudi Arabia – or resign as a signatory of the Architects Declare movement. More
-
CallisonRTKL unveils Guadalajara airport terminal informed by Mexico's canyons
US firm CallisonRTKL has designed a terminal building for the airport in Guadalajara topped with a perforated wooden ceiling to filter sunlight. More
-
Gensler expands and remodels Colorado airport with cosy yet contemporary interiors
Gensler has added a black metal volume to an airport servicing ski resorts in Vail, Colorado, containing lounges with fireplaces and pale wood ceilings. More
-
Toyota presents finalists of baggage handling competition
Toyota is showcasing the finalists of this year's Toyota Logistics Design Competition for the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More
-
Rozana Montiel builds Mexican incinerators from corrugated-concrete
Mexican architect Rozana Montiel has developed a "new kind of folded concrete" that is being used to build prefabricated solid-waste furnaces across Mexico. More
-
Opposite Office proposes converting Berlin's Brandenburg airport into superhospital
German studio Opposite Office has proposed creating a temporary Covid-19 superhospital inside Berlin's unfinished Brandenburg airport during the coronavirus pandemic. More
-
Fentress Architects launches 2020 competition to design airport of the future
Dezeen promotion: Fentress Architects is inviting entries to its annual Fentress Global Challenge – a competition that tasks students with designing an airport terminal for the year 2100. More
-
Grimshaw's Heathrow airport expansion in jeopardy as third runway ruled illegal
Plans to expand UK's Heathrow airport by architecture firm Grimshaw are in disarray as a court has deemed a third runway illegal due to climate change implications. More
-
Stonehill Taylor designs retro Connie bar inside a plane at JFK's TWA Hotel
US firm Stonehill Taylor has turned a restored 1950s plane into a cocktail bar for the TWA Hotel at New York's JFK airport. More
-
Renzo Piano's Kansai airport has a mile-long high-tech terminal
Next in our high-tech architecture series is Renzo Piano's Kansai International Airport, which was built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. More
-
Stansted Airport "challenged all the rules of terminal design"
Norman Foster's studio turned the typical airport layout upside down with its 1991 Stansted Airport, which saw the high-tech architecture style applied to aviation for the first time. More
-
Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture reveal visuals of Sydney airport
Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture have unveiled the design of an airport in Sydney that is modelled on traditional Australian architecture and natural landscapes.
More -
Zaha Hadid Architects' giant starfish-shaped airport opens in Beijing
Zaha Hadid Architects has completed its five-pronged terminal building at Beijing Daxing International Airport, which is one of the largest airports in the world. More
-
360-degree images reveal inside Zaha Hadid Architects' Beijing Daxing International Airport
Chinese media organisation CGTN has released 360-degree photography that shows the interiors of Zaha Hadid Architects' airport terminal building in Beijing, which is set to open next month. More
-
Foster + Partners' Marseille airport plans come under scrutiny for carbon emissions
A glazed terminal building at Marseille Provence Airport designed by Foster + Partners has come under fire from France's environmental authorities over fears it could hinder France's target to be carbon-neutral by 2050. More
-
SOM designs concourse terminals for Studio ORD's Chicago O'Hare airport
American firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has been selected to design a pair of concourse terminals as part of the major Chicago O'Hare Airport expansion. More
-
Foster + Partners unveils Uber Air Skyport for Santa Clara
British architecture firm Foster + Partners has revealed plans to build an Uber Air Skyport in a new neighbourhood in Santa Clara. More
-
MAD reveals "snowflake" design for China's Harbin Airport Terminal Three
Architecture firm MAD has proposed building a snowflake-shaped third terminal at Harbin Airport, China, which would feature indoor gardens for travellers. More
