Buildings

Airports, 1990–2012

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Airports have evolved over the past century from small, utilitarian structures to sprawling multi-purpose complexes. Engineering challenges, the popularity of regional airlines, the need to accommodate larger jets, and expansion in asia have resulted in the construction of countless new airport terminals since 1990. Many of those noteworthy for their architecture or engineering are listed in the following chart.

AirportLocationArchitectsOpened
Astana International Airport (KZT), Passenger TerminalAstana, KazakhstanKisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates (Japan)2005
Barcelona International Airport (BCN), South TerminalBarcelona, SpainTaller de Arquitectura (Spain)2005
Barcelona International Airport (BCN), T1Barcelona, SpainTaller de Arquitectura (Spain)2009
Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY), Domestic TerminalBeihai, Guangxi, ChinaLlewelyn-Davies Ltd. (UK)2000
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), Terminal 3Beijing, ChinaFoster and Partners (UK)
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (China)
2008
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Airside Complex, Terminal 3Tel Aviv, IsraelMoshe Safdie and Associates
TRA Architects
2004
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Landside Complex, Terminal 3Tel Aviv, IsraelSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Moshe Safdie and Associates
Karmi Associates (Israel)
Lissar Eldar Architects (Israel)
2002
Bilbao Airport (BIO), Terminal BuildingBilbao SpainSantiago Calatrava (Spain)2000
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Passenger TerminalCheektowaga, NYCannon Design, Inc.
William Nicholas Bodouva + Associates
Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects
1997
Carrasco International Airport (MVD), New TerminalMontevideo, UruguayRafael Viñoly Architects
with Carla Bechelli Arquitectos (Argentina)
2009
Central Japan International Airport (NGO)Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture, JapanNikken Sekkei (Japan)
Azusa Sekkei (Japan)
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Arup (UK)
2005
Changi Airport (SIN), Terminal 3SingaporeCPG Corporation (Singapore)
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
2008
Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Terminal 2E*Paris, FranceAéroports de Paris (France)2003
Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Terminal 2FParis, FranceAéroports de Paris (France)1998
Chicago-O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Terminal 5Chicago, ILPerkins + Will
Heard & Associates
1994
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG)Chongqing, ChinaLlewelyn-Davies Ltd. (UK)
Arup (UK)
2004
Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), Terminal 2Cologne, GermanyMurphy/Jahn Architects2000
Copenhagen International Airport (CPH), Terminal 3Copenhagen, DenmarkVilhelm Lauritzen AS (Denmark)1998
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Terminal DDallas/Fort Worth, TXHNTB Architecture
HKS, Inc.
Corgan Associates
2005
Denver International Airport (DEN)Denver, COFentress Bradburn Architects1995
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), McNamara TerminalRomulus, MISmithGroup2002
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), North TerminalRomulus, MIGensler
Ghafari
Hamilton Anderson Associates
2008
Dubai International Airport (DXB), Terminal 3Dubai, UAEPaul Andreu Architecte (France)2007
Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS)Dusseldorf, GermanyJSK Architekten (Germany)
Perkins + Will
2001
Enfidh – Zine el Abidine Ben Ali Airport (NBE)Enfidha, TunisiaADPi Designers & Planners (France)2009
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL), South TerminalSaint Louis Cédex, FranceAegerter and Bosshardt (Switzerland)2005
Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Terminal 2Frankfurt, GermanyPerkins + Will
JSK Architekten (Germany)
1994
Fukuoka International Airport (FUK), International TerminalHakata-ku, Fukuoka City, JapanHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Azusa Sekkei (Japan)
Mishima Architects (Japan)
MHS Planners, Architects & Engineers Co. (Japan)
1999
Gardermoen Airport (GEN)Oslo, NorwayAVIAPLAN (Norway)
Niels Torp Architects (Norway)
1998
Graz International Airport (GRZ), Passenger TerminalGraz, AustriaPittino & Ortner Architekturbüro (Austria)2005
Graz International Airport (GRZ), Passenger Terminal ExpansionGraz, AustriaRiegler Riewe Architekten (Austria)1994
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)Guangdong, ChinaParsons Brinckerhoff
URS Corporation
2004
Hamburg Airport (HAM), New Terminal 1Hamburg, Germanygmp Architekten (Germany)
von Gerkan, Marg & Partner Architekten (Germany)
2005
Hamburg Airport (HAM), Terminal 4 (now Terminal 2)Hamburg, Germanyvon Gerkan, Marg & Partner Architekten (Germany)1991
Haneda Airport (HND), International TerminalTokyo, Japan
2010
Haneda Airport (HND), Terminal 2Tokyo, JapanCesar Pelli & Associates
Jun Mitsui & Associates Inc. Architects (Japan)
2004
Heathrow Airport (LHR), EuropierLondon, UKRichard Rogers Partnership (UK)1992
Heathrow Airport (LHR), Pier 4ALondon, UKNicholas Grimshaw & Partners (UK)1993
Heathrow Airport (LHR), Terminal 5London, UKRichard Rogers Partnership (UK)2008
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)Hong Kong, ChinaFoster and Partners (UK)1998
Incheon International Airport (ICN)Seoul, South KoreaFentress Bradburn Architects
with BHJW and Korean Architects Collaborative International (South Korea)
2001
Inchon International Airport (ICN), Integrated Transportation CenterSeoul, South KoreaTerry Farrell and Partners (UK)2002
Indianapolis Airport (IND), Passenger TerminalIndianpolis, INHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum2008
Indira Ghandi International Airport (DEL), Terminal 3New Delhi, IndiaHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Mott MacDonald Group (UK)
2010
Jinan International Airport (TNA)Jinan, ChinaIntegrated Design Associates2005
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), American Airlines TerminalJamaica, NYDMJM Harris2005
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Terminal 1Jamaica, NYWilliam Nicholas Bodouva + Associates1998
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Terminal 4Jamaica, NYSkidmore, Owings & Merrill2001
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Terminal 5Jamaica, NYGensler2008
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), New TerminalLima, PeruArquitectonica2005
Kansai International Airport (KIA)Osaka Bay, JapanRenzo Piano Building Workshop (Italy)
Nikken Sekkei (Japan)
Aéroports de Paris (France)
Japan Airport Consultants Inc. (Japan)
1994
King Fahd International Airport (DMM)Dammam, Saudi ArabiaMinoru Yamasaki Associates (Japan)1999
King Shaka International Airport (DUR)Durban, South AfricaOsmond Lange Architects and Planners (South Africa)2010
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates (Japan)
Akitek Jururancang (Malaysia)
1998
Learmonth International Airport (LEA)Exeter, AustraliaJones Coulter Young Architects (Australia)1999
Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ), New Terminal 1Toronto, ON, CanadaSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Moshe Safdie and Associates
Adamson Associates Architects (Canada)
2004
Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Pier F at Terminal 1Toronto, ON, CanadaArchitects Canada
Moshe Safdie and Associates
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Adamson Associates Architects (Canada)
2007
Logan International Airport (BOS), Terminal ABoston, MAHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
C&R/Rizvi, Inc.
2005
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD), Terminal 3Madrid, SpainRichard Rogers Partnership (UK)
Estudio Lamela (Spain)
2005
Malaga Airport (AGP), Pablo Ruiz Picasso TerminalMalaga, SpainTaller de Arquitectura (Spain)1991
Málaga Airport (AGP), Terminal 3Malaga, SpainBruce S. Fairbanks (Spain)2010
McCarran International Airport (LAS), Satellite DLas Vegas, NVLeo A Daly
Tate & Snyder
1998
Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), Terminals A and BSan Jose, CAFentress Architects2010
Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), Terminals A and B ConcoursesSan Jose, CAGensler2012
Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE), Terminal ABuenos Aires, ArgentinaEstudio M/SG/S/S/S (Spain)
Urgell/Fazio/Penedo/Urgel (Spain)
2000
Munich Airport (MUC), Airport CenterMunich, GermanyMurphy/Jahn Architects1999
Munich International Airport (MUC)Munich, GermanyVon Busse & Partners (Germany)1992
Munich International Airport (MUC), Terminal 2Munich, GermanyK+P Architekten und Stadtplaner (Germany)2003
Orlando International Airport (MCO), Airside 2Orlando, FLHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum2000
Ottawa International Airport (YOW), Passenger TerminalOttawa, ON, CanadaBrisbin Brook Beynon Architects (Canada)
Stantec Inc.
2003
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), International Terminal A-WestPhiladelphia, PAKohn Pedersen Fox Architects2003
Pointe à Pitre Le Raizet International Airport (PTP)Pointe à Pitre, GuadeloupeAéroports de Paris (France)1996
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Terminal 2, Phase 1Raleigh-Durham, NCFentress Architects2008
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), Terminal 2 Phase 2Raleigh-Durham, NCFentress Architects2011
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), North TerminalWashington, DCCesar Pelli & Associates
Leo A Daly
1997
Sacramento International Airport, Central Terminal B and Airside ConcourseSacramento, CACorgan Associates
Fentress Architects
2011
San Francisco International Airport (SFO), International TerminalSan Francisco, CASkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Del Campo & Maru
Michael Willis Architects
2000
San Pablo Airport (SVQ)Seville, SpainRafael Moneo (Spain)1992
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Central TerminalSeattle, WAFentress Bradburn Architects2005
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Concourse ASeattle, WANBBJ2004
Sendai International Airport (SDJ)Natori, JapanHellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Nikken Sekkei (Japan)
1998
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)Shanghai, ChinaAéroports de Paris (France)1999
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), Terminal 2Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design Group (China)2007
Shenzhen Baoan International Airport (SZX), Domestic TerminalShenzhen, ChinaLlewelyn-Davies Ltd. (UK)2001
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Terminal 3Moscow, RussiaADPi Designers & Planners (France)2009
Southampton Airport (SOU)Southampton, UKManser Associates (UK)1994
Stansted Airport (STN)London, UKFoster and Partners (UK)1991
Suvarnabhumi Airport (BK)Samut Prakarn (Bangkok), ThailandMJTA
Murphy/Jahn Architects
TAMS Consultants Inc.
ACT Engineering
2006
Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), TerminalDongli, ChinaKohn Pedersen Fox Architects
Netherlands Airport Consultants (Netherlands)
2008
Toulouse-Blagnac International Airport (TLS), Hall DToulouse, FranceCardete Huet Architectes (France)2010
Zurich Airport (ZRH), Airside CentreZurich, SwitzerlandNicholas Grimshaw & Partners (UK)
Itten+Brechbühl (Switzerland)
2004