2007–2008 ACSA Student Design Competition Re-life of a DFW Airport Terminal

2007–2008 ACSA Student Design Competition

New Visions of Security: Re-life of a DFW Airport Terminal

Open, international, student, RfP

Dallas, Texas

08 Feb 2008 – Registration Deadline

04 Jun 2008 – Submission Deadline

SPONSORS:

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Dallas/FortWorth Iinternational Airport (DFW); American Airlines; Corgan Associates

TYPE:

Open, international, student, RfP

LOCATION:

Dallas, Texas

LANGUAGE:

English

TIMETABLE:

Sep 2007 – Registration Open

07 Dec 2007 – Mid-Project Review

08 Feb 2008 – Registration Deadline

01 Mar 2008 – Questions Deadline

15 Mar 2008 – Answers Posted

04 Jun 2008 – Submission Deadline

Jun 2008 – Winners Announced

Summer 2008 – Publication of Summary Book

ELIGIBILITY:

Students, working individually or in teams, with faculty sponsor

JURY:

Not Announced

AWARDS:

Mid-Project Review:

5 awards of $2,000 ($1,500 for student/team; $500 for faculty sponsor)

Final Prize:

First Place – Student/Team $20,000; Faculty Sponsor $8,000

Second Place – Student/Team $10,000; Faculty Sponsor $4,000

Third Place – Student/Team $6,000; Faculty Sponsor $2,000

Honorable Mention – $10,000 total, made at jury’s discretion.

The design jury will meet in December 2007 for the mid-project review and during June 2008 to select winning projects. Winning teams and faculty sponsors will be notified of the results directly.

FEE:

None

THE COMPETITION:

Major changes to airline operations, passenger expectations, and aviation security over the past 30 years, along with the aging terminal buildings, make it necessary for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to explore designs for a major terminal re-life. This competition will require students to develop design solutions to “re-life” American Airlines’ Terminal A at DFW. The competition is intended to allow for a complete interior and exterior re-design of the current crescent shaped two-story terminal necessary to respond to post 911 security requirements, current airline operational needs, passenger use patterns and expectations, and concession development.

Designs for the re-life of DFW Terminal A should focus on:

-Accommodating current and emerging security requirements

-Incorporating sustainable design

-Optimizing operational efficiencies

-Incorporate space for retail and concessions

-Converting its 1970’s architecture into a 21st century statement

-Incorporating the airport’s new train system, SkyLink

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Eric Ellis

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

1735 New York Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: 202.785.2324

Fax: 202.628.0448

eellis@acsa-arch.org

https://www.acsa-arch.org/competitions/0708airport.aspx