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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Pentagram creates Flight Center font for hotel in Eero Saarinen's JFK airport terminal
Lettering used in Eero Saarinen's 1960s TWA Flight Center at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York provided the cues for the branding of the new hotel in the terminal building. More
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Faceted aluminium panelling wraps Ramon Airport in Israeli desert
Panels of white aluminium envelop the exterior of this airport, designed by Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects in the Negev desert. More
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Helmut Jahn pens magenta note attacking "premeditated" selection of Studio Gang for O'Hare airport expansion
Chicago architect Helmut Jahn has sent a hand-written note to the Chicago Tribune condemning the selection of a team led by Jeanne Gang to design an extension to O'Hare airport, describing it as "premeditated" and "not justified". More
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Studio Gang to design Chicago O'Hare airport terminal
A team led by Studio Gang founder Jeanne Gang has been named the winner of the bid for the concourse and terminal at Chicago O'Hare airport, beating competition from SOM, Foster + Partners and Santiago Calatrava. More
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Photos reveal world's tallest indoor waterfall inside Safdie Architects' Singapore airport building
The 40-metre-tall Rain Vortex – the world's tallest indoor waterfall – is the centrepiece of Singapore's soon-to-open Jewel Changi Airport, designed by Moshe Safdie's architecture firm. More
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Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal propose wave-shaped terminal for Pittsburgh Airport
Architecture firms Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal have revealed a proposal for a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport, featuring an undulating rooftop and curved windows. More
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TWA Hotel inside Eero Saarinen's JFK Airport terminal open for reservations
Reservations are now open for guests wishing to stay at Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen's 1960s terminal building at New York's John F Kennedy airport, following a restoration of its modernist details. More
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Foster, Calatrava and SOM on shortlist for new Chicago O'Hare airport terminal
Five teams of architects are in the running to redesign Chicago's O'Hare international airport, with Foster + Partners and Santiago Calatrava among the list of firms participating in the competition. More
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Mystery drone sighting grounds planes at Heathrow Airport
London's Heathrow, the world's second busiest airport, was forced to stop departing flights after a drone was sighted near the airfield. More
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Timber arches support wavy roof of Mactan Cebu International Airport in the Philippines
Rolling waves inspired the undulating timber roof of this airport on the island of Cebu, designed by Integrated Design Associates as a "symbolic gateway to the Philippines". More
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Mexico City architects protest "fake, unlawful" referendum on Foster-designed airport
The result of the public vote to scrap Foster + Partners' partially built airport for Mexico City has not gone down well among local architects, who have described the referendum as an example of the country's "political issues and corruption". More
