FORCES FOR CHANGE IN AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN

THE CLIMATE OF ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE FOR AIRPORT PLANNING AND FACILITIES DESIGN IS CHANGING IN THREE MAJOR WAYS: THE SLOWING RATE OF INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF PASSENGERS SERVED AT MAJOR CITY AIRPORTS; THE INCREASING ATTENTION OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES TO THE EFFECTS OF AIRPORTS THEMSELVES UPON THE ECOLOGY OF REGIONS IN WHICH THEY ARE PROPOSED; AND THE PERSISTENT CONSIDERATION OF MASS TRANSIT LINKAGE TO AIRPORTS. THE AUTOMOBILE IS NOW AND PROBABLY WILL REMAIN THE MAJOR GOUND TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT. THE RELATIONSHIPS OF PARKING CAPACITIES TO AIRPORT DESIGN ARE COMPLICATED BY THE CLIENT STRUCTURE AT AIRPORTS. THE GOAL IS TO PLAN AND DESIGN AND BUILD ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT AIRPORTS, ACCEPTABLE TO SURROUNDING ENVIRONS, READILY ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC, WITH INHERENT FLEXIBILITY TO EXPAND OR BE RECONFIGURED AS NEWER PASSENGER AND CARGO SERVICES DEVELOP. /AUTHOR/

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  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 60-61
• Serial:
  • Architectural Record
  • Volume: 148
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airport access; Airport planning; Airports; Automobiles; Commodities; Design; Ecology; Economic efficiency; Economics; Environmental impacts; Freight transportation; Intermodal terminals; Parking; Passengers; Planning; Public transit; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Convenience; Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Terminal design
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Design; Economics; Environment; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00227275
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 18 1971 12:00AM