foster + partners: spaceport america

spaceport america – new mexico, USA by foster + partners image courtesy foster + partners

the foster + partners and URS team has won an international competition to build the first private spaceport in the world – the new mexico spaceport authority building. the sinuous shape of the building in the landscape and its interior spaces seek to capture the drama and mystery of space flight itself, articulating the thrill of space travel for the first space tourists.

co-architects: SMPC architects, URS corporation (local)

image courtesy foster + partners

image courtesy foster + partners

image courtesy foster + partners

image courtesy foster + partners

image courtesy foster + partners

image courtesy foster + partners

image courtesy foster + partners

image courtesy foster + partners