Fentress Global Challenge 2018/2019 – Airport of the Future

Organizer: Fentress Architects
Type: Open, international, ideas
Language: English
Eligibility: Open to graduate and undergraduate students who are currently pursuing architecture or engineering degrees in an accredited university program, as well as recent graduates (within the last four years) with a degree in architecture or engineering.
Awards:
1st Place – US$10,000 Cash + Event
The top prize includes US$10,000 cash and the opportunity to accompany Curt Fentress to a prestigious architectural event where you will receive your award. Airfare, lodging, and entrance fee will be paid for by Fentress Architects, not to exceed US$5,000. Winners are responsible for obtaining necessary visas and paperwork. If entering as a group, the monetary prize and attendance at the architectural event will be distributed equally.
2nd Place – US$3,000
3rd Place – US$2,000
2 People’s Choice Awards – US$1,000
Timeline:
31 May, 2019 – Design Submission Deadline
Design Challenge:
Participants of the FGC are encouraged to re-envision the terminal building in the year 2075. Concepts will integrate Fentress‘ Touchstone 2: Use context to create identity. Context is more than an intellectual consideration of the history or physical appearance of a neighborhood, city or state, and it’s more than the way new will live with old. Context draws on the senses and memories that define a place and make it unique. Context grows from community, and people respond to it.

Based in logic, beauty and humanism, our Eight Touchstones of Design™ form the foundation for our approach to public architecture and guide our “patient search” to discover the art inside.

In line with the speculative nature of the competition, participants should seek to improve every dimension of the airport terminal building. All entries should delve into one or more broad topic related to airport architecture and the future of aviation such as mobility, urbanization, globalization, technology, flexibility, security, project feasibility, and passenger experience in 2075.

Designs must center on one of these airports or one of comparable size:

ATLANTA GA, US (ATL)
BEIJING, CN (PEK)
LONDON, GB (LHR)
CHICAGO IL, US (ORD)
TOKYO, JP (HND)
LOS ANGELES CA, US (LAX)
PARIS, FR (CDG)
DALLAS/FORT WORTH TX, US (DFW)
FRANKFURT, DE (FRA)
HONG KONG, HK (HKG)

The submission must take into account existing runways and land restrictions of the chosen airport. Participants should create a new airport concept that replaces current terminal structures.

For more information, go to: fentressglobalchallenge.com/competition-brief