The airport of the futureRian BurgerACI Conference Austin, TX, October 10, 2009
(Wikimedia Commons)
Where are we at?Airlines
– Passenger numbers down– Airlines in trouble; mergers– No frills, little service
Airports– Decreasing aeronautical revenue– Focus on: Non-aeronautical revenue
How air travel has changed…Anticipation Celebration
Experience and service
Community send-off
Community welcome
Security Processing
ExperienceNo farewell No welcome
What happened tothe good ol’ days…
United Terminal, Burbank, CAL
Getting back to basics:
What is an airport?
It used to be all about flying
So actually, it’s mainly about
People and their Journeys
Some analogies
Of facilities / placesthat have focused on serving
people on their journeys
An Oasis
Oasis in Lybia (Wikimedia Commons)
The Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem, in 1911 (Wikimedia Commons)
A city gate
"Merrymaking at a Wayside Inn" by Pavel Petrovich Svinin, watercolor, early 1810s USA (Wikimedia Commons)
Wayside Inn
Refreshment
RecreationNATURE
Peace and quite - silence Conversation
GatewayMeeting place
Debate and gossip
Sanctuary (safety)
Trade
Promenade
Money lending (banking)
EducationLine of defense
Dancing
All kinds of services
Entertainment
Rest and sleep
RomanceFood and drink
Change of transportation
All too often it’s been
all about processes…
6:37 6:37
The dreaded peak hour…
How can we apply this thinking to our Airports?
The airport of the future will be…
A Living Building
Embracing ALL modes of transportation
With efficient transfers between them
Providing Hospitality and all services
Providing Recreation opportunities
and access to Nature
Living buildings
International Living Building Institute - ilbi.org
Living buildings
International Living Building Institute - ilbi.org
Embrace ALL modes of transportation
YVR
(There should only be departures)
Porter Airlines Terminal - Scott Associates Architects Inc.
Hospitality and Services
Vancouver Airport
Fairmont HotelMetroNaps
Recreation and Nature
Vancouver Airport – “Creek” area
Edmonton International Airport
Retail node with Active Living Wall
INT. ARRIVAL TO DOM. DEPART FLOWDEPARTURES & ARRIVALS LEVELS
Efficient transfers
Edmonton International Airport
INT. ARRIVALS TO TB DEPT. FLOWDEPARTURES & ARRIVALS LEVELS
Efficient transfers
Edmonton International Airport
The terminal of the future
HospitalityNature
Entertainment
A LivingBuilding
Simple, quick and efficient processes
Recreation
Trad
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It will still be super efficient
Edmonton International Airport
but…
It will be:
and their JourneysAll about People
Rian BurgerACI Conference Austin, TX, October 10, 2009