Airport Architecture (Architecture in Focus) - Tapa dura

Airports today are much more than gateways to cities, countries or continents. They have developed into city-like complexes and multifunctional systems, which while being set up to serve the needs of smoothly running air traffic, at the same time have taken on all the functions of a normal community: sleeping, shopping, work and leisure time and all that increasingly with 24-7 access. After an era of purely functional architecture, the nodal points of air traffic have become one of the most prominent architectural tasks of the present. Drawing on 60 examples, this volume shows the exciting multiplicity of contemporary airport construction and design. The projects presented include the newest large scale airports, as well as long term building projects, smaller airports at more remote locations as well as expansions and individual new functional areas like air traffic control centers, hangars or lounges. Air

Airports today are much more than gateways to cities,
countries or continents. They have developed into
multifunctional complexes, serving of course air travel but
becoming almost a city in its own right, hosting all kinds of
facilities and services, increasingly with 24/7 access. Like the
railway stations in the past, these "aerotropolises" today are
places of fast economic growth, offering the perfect setting for
global business. Consequently, airports have become one of
the most prominent architectural tasks of the present. Drawing
on 71 examples, this volume shows the exciting multiplicity of
contemporary airport architecture and design. The projects
presented include the newest large-scale airports, smaller
airports at more remote locations as well as new terminal
buildings and individual new functional areas such as air
traffic control centers, hangars and lounges.