Design & construction
Referred to as the ‘greenest airport in India’, Noida International Airport plans to become the fi rst net-zero energy-rated airport in the country – minimising energy usage through passive design elements that respond to the local climate, and prioritising human comfort and well-being while also boasting a range of on-site renewables. But what will all this look like in practice? And can the advances made at Noida presage a broader shift in how airports are built? Andrea Valentino speaks to Christoph Schnellmann, Noida’s CEO, and Klaus Bode from Urban Design Systems, to learn more.
n November 2021, in the fields southeast of Delhi, Narendra Modi took part in a special event. Flanked by a crowd of mask-wearing officials, he laid the foundation stone at the Noida International Airport, a new project due to welcome passengers by 2024. Naturally, these kinds of photo opportunities are hardly unusual for a savvy prime minister. But as a devout Hindu, Modi also gave the ceremony a sprinkle of religiosity. With a crowd looking on, he took part in the ‘bhoomi pujan’ – a
ritual aimed at securing divine blessing for a scheme and ensuring construction runs smoothly. The more you learn about Noida, the more appropriate the bhoomi pujan starts to feel. In its architecture and philosophy, after all, this is a uniquely Indian airport, one that carefully exploits ancient traditions to offer passengers something new. And just as the bhoomi pujan is performed to honour the ground a structure is built on – ‘bhoomi’ means ‘Mother Earth’ in Sanskrit – so too will Noida be
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