![]() ![]() Mexican architecture, whether Aztec, Mayan or modern, has always celebrated monumental vision. As well as responding to the local climate and site conditions, it will create an airport unlike any other. The continuous gridshell dissolves the traditional separation of roof and walls, which is radical when compared with a typical terminal of columns and beams. The design is a celebration of space and light, and the airport will be one of the world’s largest and most sustainable airports. It will be a showcase for national innovation. An important aspect of the design is that it is conceived to be made in Mexico, by local craftsmen and engineers. How does the design relate to Mexico’s identity?įOSTER:Airports are international gateways, which ideally express a sense of place. This flexibility can certainly allow it to become a regional hub for the Americas and elsewhere. The three-runway site has an expansion plan up to 2062, with six runways eventually envisaged for the site. The terminal’s structure is designed for flexibility and anticipates an increase in passenger numbers to 2028 and beyond. ![]() The new Mexico City international airport’s continuous gridshell can be seen as the next step in creating the airport of the future.Ĭan the airport enable Mexico City to become a key transport hub for the region?įOSTER:One of the most impressive aspects of the project is that the airport is just one part of a much larger national infrastructure programme. ![]() Mexico City is comparable to some of our previous airport projects for its reinvention of the terminal diagram. For such projects to be successful, there needs to be a meeting between political will and effective planning. Yet for every successful airport project others have been less successful, whether because of poor planning, timing or failure to respond to change – such as Montréal-Mirabel, now used only for cargo just 29 years after it opened, or Berlin’s Brandenburg airport, which has been plagued with technical difficulties and delays. NORMAN FOSTER: There is a clear link between aviation capacity and economic growth. How significant is a new airport as a marker of a country’s economic growth? ![]()
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