Airports
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Woods Bagot and the Miller Hull Partnership have revealed plans to expand the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a sustainably-designed extension that will be defined by a stunning timber interior made from locally sourced Douglas fir wood.
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Although some people are starting to venture back into air travel, the more that they can continue physical distancing, the better. A new robotic in-airport food delivery service has been introduced in order to help them do so.
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Ordinarily, airliners have to run their engines in order to taxi along the runway – this uses a lot of fuel, plus it generates a lot of CO2. A new in-ground towing system, however, offers what could be a more efficient and eco-friendly alternative.
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Travelers to the planned Terminal 4 Bao'an International Airport will be able to enjoy an indoor garden the size of 40 tennis courts. Designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, it's slated for Shenzhen, China.
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One of photographer Toby Harriman's personal projects over the past few years has been exploring the unique designs of different airports, and his slowly expanding Airport Aerials project is offering truly unique perspectives on these massive spaces.
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Foster + Partners has been commissioned to design a new airport in Saudi Arabia. Named the Red Sea Airport, the project will serve a burgeoning luxury tourist development in the area and will be wholly powered by renewable energy sources.
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London Gatwick Airport is starting a two-month test of new methods to speed up aircraft boarding without queues. By combining digital displays with new boarding sequences, the goal is to make getting on a plane more efficient and less stressful.
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Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture have been chosen to design Australia's new Sydney Airport. The first phase of the four phase project is due to begin operation in 2026 and will feature a degree of sustainable design.
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Resembling a strange alien starfish, the massive Beijing Daxing International Airport is one of Zaha Hadid's most eye-catching buildings to date.
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Leading the Automated Vehicles for Airports (AVAP) research consortium, Swedish company LFV has begun testing autonomous snow removal equipment.
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For many years now, aircraft have been required to pass tests indicating that they could withstand mid-air collisions with birds. No such testing exists for the growing possibility of collisions with drones, however … which Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Short-Time Dynamics intends to rectify.
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Commercial aircraft are already guided in for automatic landings at large airports, as their autopilot follows radio signals transmitted by ground-based antennas. Such auto-landings currently aren't possible at small airports, although that could be about to change, thanks to a new system.
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