Airport Terminal Design

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Designs that feel like destinations

We design the entire passenger experience. The right airport can complement a great travel experience by making it easy for passengers to find their way through check-in, bag drop, security, and to their gate, and by providing opportunities to eat, shop, and relax along the way. We don’t just design the terminal, we design the entire passenger experience. We integrate important features directly into our designs, like intuitive wayfinding, art installations, and retail.

Architecture transforms chaos into order, allowing us to positively shape the future of our cities and communities.

Cecilia Einarson Senior Principal, Buildings, Airports (Terminals) Sector Leader

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How can we reduce carbon use and boost sustainability at airports?

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Removing barriers with airport design

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Sustainable and resilient airport design

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Innovative airport design taking flight

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The next destination: Passive design airports

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Don’t let construction ground your airport: 5 ways to manage traffic disruptions

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Santiago Airport becomes the most modern in South America

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From airside to landside: Diversifying the airport program

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How is transit responding to reopening?

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Design Quarterly Issue 13 | After the Reset

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Creating a memorable passenger experience through art

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What business are airports really in?

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Beyond the terminals: How airports are helping strengthen communities and promote culture

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Airports: Ensuring financial resilience through diversification

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Awaiting departure, 6 feet away: How will airport holdrooms adjust?

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Can airports integrate health screening and security measures into a single process?

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How emerging technology will make for safer, more efficient air travel

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Airport traffic collapse—crisis or opportunity? Rethinking the business of airports

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From the Design Quarterly: What does it mean to fly well?

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What is Canada’s 1st accessibility assessment tool?

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From the Design Quarterly: 7 facets of the changing airport

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Design Quarterly Issue 04 | Intersections

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Janice Hicks, Principal

We design to make daily lives more enjoyable—to create spaces that provide people a sense of freshness, delight, inspiration, and surprise.

Dan O’Neill, Senior Associate

The best way to meet our client’s expectations is by taking the time to really listen to their needs.

Kent Goodwin, Principal, Architecture

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle

Cecilia Einarson, Senior Principal, Buildings, Airports (Terminals) Sector Leader

Architecture transforms chaos into order, allowing us to positively shape the future of our cities and communities.
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Rian Burger, Senior Principal, Buildings

There’s never a dull moment in the sheer complexity and diversity of airports work.

Janice Hicks

Principal

Dan O’Neill

Senior Associate

Kent Goodwin

Principal, Architecture

Cecilia Einarson

Senior Principal, Buildings, Airports (Terminals) Sector Leader

Rian Burger

Senior Principal, Buildings

Transforming airport terminals into destinations

The newly released Stantec Airports book looks at how airports can create memorable experiences for passengers and a sense of place for their communities. Featuring in-depth case-studies of ten airports around the world, our book includes unique photography and extensive architectural and engineering details. The Stantec Airports book tells a story that will resonate with the everyday traveler and those in the airport, architecture, and engineering industries.

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