Tag Airports

10-09-2020

Richard Rogers leaves Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners after 40 years of architecture

A few weeks after his 87th birthday, architect Richard Rogers retired from the board of directors of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the practice he founded more than 40 years ago; within the next 2 years his name will be removed from the name of the studio. Thus ends the career of the famous architect who worked on projects such as the Centre Pompidou (with Renzo Piano and Gianfranco Franchini) in Paris, Lloyds of London, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the Millennium Dome or O2, also in London, a large tensile structure on Greenwich peninsula.

22-10-2018

Farewell to Paul Andreu, the airport architect

Paul Andreu died in Paris at the age of 80 on October 11, 2018. The architect, engineer, writer and painter was known primarily for his airports, starting with Charles-de-Gaulle in Paris – Roissy, opened in 1974, and also including airports in Bordeaux, Nice, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Point-à-Pitre and many more all over the world.

14-09-2018

The roofing of Viñoly's Carrasco International Airport in Montevideo

Only a few kilometres away from Montevideo, the new Carrasco Airport designed by Rafael Viñoly consists of a large arch-shaped roof with central uprights

02-04-2018

FUD Lombardini22 Physical Branding pedestrian walkway and entrance for Trieste Airport

The pedestrian walkway and new entrance designed by Lombardini22’s studio FUD for Trieste airport are part of a wider-ranging programme of coordinated visual communications relaunching the new transportation hub in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

31-01-2018

Exhibition Fostering Society: Foster + Partners

An ambitious exhibition showcasing the work of the internationally renowned integrated design firm Foster + Partners.

14-11-2017

Opening of Terminal 4 of Changi Airport, Singapore

For years now, Singapore's Changi Airport has been regularly named top of its class.

11-05-2017

Nordic-Office of Architecture Oslo Airport Extension

The Nordic-Office of Architecture studio has designed the Oslo airport extension, doubling the surface area and preserving the rationalist style of the existing building. The project saw the first airport building in the world being awarded an ‘Excellent’ rating under BREEAM certification. Its innovations include using snow for cooling.