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almost @ home airport lounge
design | 01.27.12
the airport lounge in helsinki's vantaa airport is designed after a traditional finnish home, offering a kitchen, dining room, shower, office, and play area where travelers can eat, work, and relax.
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fuksas: shenzhen international airport
architecture | 12.09.11
designboom visited the terminal 3 extension which is formed with a triple layer steel structure, supporting 80 meter spans and clad with an exterior undulating honeycomb skin.
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UNstudio: kutaisi airport
architecture | 11.23.11
the design incorporates both georgia’s historic landscape and its architecture, and references a gateway, in which a clear structural layout creates an all encompassing and protective volume.
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foster + partners: thames hub vision
architecture | 11.03.11
in a response to britain's deteriorating infrastructure, growing population and evolving economy this transportation hub in the thames estuary proposes the integration of rail, energy and communication networks.
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airport metro concept
technology | 10.25.11
in the concept, huge air cruisers powered by clean energy run loops along the skies, intersected by ordinary passenger planes which connect for the bulk of the flight, free to descend as they approach their individu...
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foster + partners: kuwait international airpo
architecture | 10.04.11
this trefoil terminal configuration will distribute transient visitors into three linear wings from a central atrium with dramatic 25 meter tall vaulted ceilings.
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virtual flight attendants
technology | 08.23.11
don't be fooled; the airport boarding agent in the photo above looks like any other, but he is actually just a video projection on a sheet of plexiglass, helping to direct passengers to their gates at paris's orly a...
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foster + partners: the thames hub
architecture | 08.02.11
a visionary plan for the thames estuary will unify all modes of transportation and reduce concentrated pollution in urban settings with the intention of becoming the future leading hub for the united kingdom.
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KÖZTI architects + engineers: skycourt
architecture | 06.30.11
created by the alternation of extended steel arches and continuous vertical ribbons of glass, this terminal expansion encourages transparent views of the runway, urban landscape and sky.
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knuffingen miniature airport
design | 05.10.11
the model airport features the realistic taxiing, takeoff, and maneuvering of a fleet of 40 miniature airplanes, alongside human figures, trains, and computer-controlled cars. it is the newest addition to the larges...
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jurgen mayer h. architects: airport in mestia
architecture | 02.01.11
wrapped in a dynamic pattern of tinted glazing and solid white cladding, the new airport building in northwest georgia was constructed in three months.
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futureproof: østfold airport region ma
architecture | 12.26.10
the firm have worked on an extension for the existing rygge airport in norway which includes a terminal bridge across the highway connecting to a new train station, bus terminal and hotel/conference complex.
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