Mumbai’s New Airport to be Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects
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The London-based international architecture and design firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the competition to design the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) — which will be instrumental in handling more than 60 million passenger footfalMumbai’s New Airport to be Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects
The London-based international architecture and design firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the competition to design the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) — which will be instrumental in handling more than 60 million passenger footfall a year in the largest city of India.In an attempt to provide a much needed respite to the almost brimming capacity of Mumbai’s existing Chhatrapati Shivaji International (CSI) Airport, a joint project was undertaken by the Mumbai government's City and Industrial Development Corporation and Indian conglomerate GVK — the operator of the existing airport. The consortium appointed ZHA for the project on March 14, 2018, following a 12-week long design competition amongst a selection of esteemed firms shortlisted by GVK. ZHA will build the Terminal 1 of the Navi Mumbai International Airport along with the Air Traffic Control Tower for the city.Planned to be completed in four phases to accommodate more than 60 million passengers annually by 2032, the airport will be situated across the harbor at Ulwe Kopar-Panvel, and will be connected with central Mumbai through the planned Trans Habour Link — a 21.8 kilometer-long highway.With a portfolio boasting of more than 900 projects across 45 countries, this project will be the first major project by ZHA in the Indian subcontinent, marking their second only airport project since their establishment in 1979. The firm is currently building a 70 hectare passenger terminal for Beijing Airport — to be the largest aviation hub in the world, accommodating 45 million visitors annually. On their appointment in the project in Mumbai, the architects assured that the design of this airport will «speak to India's future, while celebrating its present and honoring its past.» Read more