Chongqing - Enter the Dragon

This article describes China's new signature airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International, which opened in December 2004. The airport is initially expected to handle seven million passengers a year, but will increase capacity by more than 200 percent to 25 million in the future. The airport's design, with its wavy roof-line, is meant to evoke a mythical Chinese dragon. The article describes the design in detail, as well as the rationale for sustainability and energy efficiency.

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• Authors:
  • Budd, Peter
• Publication Date: 2005-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations;
• Pagination: p 20
• Serial:
  • Airports International
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Key Publishing, Limited
  • ISSN: 0002-2853

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport terminals; Airports
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01014963
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 3 2006 9:02AM