100 AIRPORTS


ACROSS THE WORLD, magnificent airports by famous architects make a statement about the wealth, prestige and aspirations of the countries they are in. A gateway to international visitors – and a pathway to fame for architects, these iconic buildings make a bold statement to the skies. From Eero Saarinen’s space age TWA Terminal at JFK airport in New York to Renzo Piano’s Kansai International Airport in Osaka and Foster + Partners’ vast Hong Kong airport that can be seen from space, time was when designing an


airport was a surefire ticket to achieving architectural fame.


Now it seems, in the days of Greta Tunberg and COP26, there is nothing more guaranteed to create complete press office silence than to ask an architect to talk about their latest airport; which is possibly not surprising, considering the growing chorus of protest from architects who would rather their profession did not get involved in airport design at all. Pressure group Architects Declare, a network of architectural practices


committed to addressing the climate emergency, has recently parted ways with founding members Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects, which both left the group after being criticised for working on airport projects.


It is an argument as heated as global warming itself – on one side, architects who believe it is morally abhorrent to do anything to encourage more people to fly, versus those who contend that flying will always be with us, so architects should use their skill to reduce


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