Title:
Modern terminal : new approaches to airport architecture
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : E & FN Spon, 1998
ISBN:
9780419217503
Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000010052322 | NA6300 E38 1998 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
A comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities. The book covers all types of airport terminals found around the world and highlights the environmental and technical issues that the design teams have to address. Contemporary examples are critically reviewed through a series of case studies.
Table of Contents
| Introduction |
| Importance of airport design to national identity |
| Airports as gateways, both functional and symbolic |
| Airports within national and international transportation frameworks |
| Part 1 Planning principles |
| Scale and location |
| Density of airport traffic and design |
| Government control and planning parameters |
| Airports as quasi-cities |
| Airport types |
| Airport masterplans |
| Environmental appraisals |
| Part 2 Design principles |
| Terminal types and layout |
| Environmental factors |
| Key design issues - security, baggage handling systems, immigration, commercial activity, comfort standards, airline versus airport control of space and environment, passenger processing |
| Aesthetics and politics of space |
| Part 3 Public Transport Links |
| Rail, bus, taxi, car and underground connections |
| The airport as part of an integrated transport system |
| Conflicts of interest |
| Pedestrian movement at the airport |
| Part 4 Layout choices |
| Aircraft access and trminal configuration, check-in, ticketing, security and passenger safety, customs control |
| Part 5 Passenger perceptions |
| Information signage, environmental comfort, shopping and refreshment, safety, baggage reclaim and transportation, transfers, disabled access and toilets, VIP's |
| Part 6 Technical factors (Design) |
| Organisational patterns, structure of terminals, finishes, environmental issues, fire safety |
| Heating, lighting and ventilation |
| Legibility of interior space patterns through design |
| Part 7 Technical factors (Engineering) |
| People movers, aircraft taxiing, aircraft docking, aprons, re-fuelling, etc, passenger loading |
| Part 8 Recent case studies |
| International: Kansai; Chicago; New York (JFK); Munich; Heathrow (terminal 5); Paris (terminal 2); Hong Kong (chek lap kok) |
| National: Oslo (Hurum); Stuttgart; Hamburg; Bahrain; Zurich; Tampa; Atlanta; Bilbao; Stansted |
| Regional: Southampton; Manchester; Birmingham; Brisbane; Cork; Mrseilles; Rovaniemi (Finland) |
| Part 9 Future directions |
| The airport of the 21st century, integration of transportation systems |
| Elements of the sustainable airpot |
| New aircraft, new airport design |
| Future directions in comfort, health and safety |
