Innovative airport design taking flight
January 31, 2025
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Our designers understand that air travel is more than the price of your ticket; it's an experience. We look at airport terminal design as an opportunity to enhance the passenger journey, improve operational efficiency, and support the airport’s vision for the future of air travel. Two of our architects, with many miles of airport design between them, share their thoughts on accessibility, sustainability, decarbonization, diversity partners and more.
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Leading our Airports business in Toronto, Rian is an aviation architect with a focus on terminal design, planning, and programming.
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