Energy efficient, environmentally discreet within its rural setting, technologically advanced yet simple to use and experience, Stansted has become a model for airport planners and designers worldwide.

Nov 25, 2019 · Norman Foster's studio turned the typical airport layout upside down with its 1991 Stansted Airport, which saw the high-tech architecture style applied to aviation for the first time.

May 9, 1991 · For security reasons there must be a strict segregation of arriving and departing passengers in an airport terminal. In the main building at Stansted segregation is horizontal so that all passengers can share the same concourse space. In the satellite building out on the apron, however, segregation is vertical.

Energy efficient, environmentally discreet within its rural setting, technologically advanced yet simple to use and experience, Stansted has become a model for airport planners and designers worldwide.

Jan 25, 2018 · Architect: Norman Foster, Foster + Partners. Stansted Airport London. Famous skylight designs – letting in daylight a radical step forward in airport design. Stansted Airport challenged all the rules of airport terminal design.

Stansted Airport challenged all the rules of airport terminal design. It went back to the roots of modern air travel and literally stood conventional wisdom on its head. The earliest airport buildings were very simple: on one side there was a road and on the other a …

May 17, 1991 · Now, a new generation of airports is beginning to emerge. Stansted is the first. It is not surprising that its main author is Norman Foster who, with his love of flying and preference for bold, simple generative ideas, seems perfectly cut out to invent a new way of approaching flight. His proposal was based on two key propositions.

The terminal design will follow the design elements of the Norman Foster building. This will provide a more spacious and relaxing terminal environment and improve the airport experience throughout the entire passenger journey.

Stansted Airport, Norman Foster's first airport project, forever revolutionised the airport typology by creating an unobstructed, light-filled terminal that maintains a consistent relationship between passenger, plane, and landscape.

The Stansted Airport project emerged as a key moment in the collaboration between Norman Foster and Tecno. Designed to be a flagship terminal, Stansted epitomised simplicity in assembly, spatial design and passenger flow.