RSHP-Designed Heathrow T5 Named one of the World’s Top Airports in 2019
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Heathrow T5, designed by internationally acclaimed London-based architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has been named as one of the Skytrax’s top airports in the world for the seventh year in a row. The announcement was made as part of the “SkRSHP-Designed Heathrow T5 Named one of the World’s Top Airports in 2019
Heathrow T5, designed by internationally acclaimed London-based architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has been named as one of the Skytrax’s top airports in the world for the seventh year in a row. The announcement was made as part of the “Skytrax World Airport Awards 2019.”As per the website of RSHP, Heathrow T5 terminal became operational in March 2008, after being inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II. The original competition scheme evolved during the 1990s, shaped by changing requirements, including a dramatic reduction in site area and different security needs.“We are delighted that terminal 5 continues to be recognized by passengers as one of the world’s best airport terminals, especially in the 10th year anniversary of its opening,” said Andrew Tyley, Partner, RSHP.“The built scheme for the main terminal offers an unencumbered, long-span ‘envelope’ – developed with Arup – with the flexibility of internal space conceptually similar to that of the practice’s much earlier design for the Pompidou Centre in Paris. Departure and arrival areas, check-in desks, commercial space, retail, offices, passenger lounges, back-up, and other facilities are all contained within freestanding steel-framed structures inside the building and can be dismantled and reconfigured as future needs change. The built, multi-level scheme is contained beneath an elegant, curved floating roof, supported by slim columns at the perimeter edges to provide the required highly flexible and visually dramatic internal space. In this scheme, passengers depart and arrive in a terminal building, which offers generous spaces and fine views across the airport,” informs the RSHP website.“The World Airport Awards” began in 1999 with the launch of Skytrax’s first global, airport customer satisfaction survey. The survey is a quality benchmark for the world airport industry, and it assesses customer service and facilities across over 550 airports. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more