Once likened by joe biden as an airport more characteristic of one found in ‘some third world country’ than one of america’s most well known cites, new york’s la guardia international airport has faced well deserved derision for decades. Confronted with an untenable status quo and a structure designed for the dawn of the jet era when boeing 707’s and douglas DC-8’s ruled the sky, a completely new structure presented the only viable path forward.
an aerial view reviews the fully integrated main terminal and space optimization/鸟瞰图回顾了完全集成的主要枢纽和空间优化
In 2014 new york’s governor cuomo launched the ‘masterplan design competition,’ now the plans and the consortium to build it have finally been unveiled. The final design incorporates elements from each of the competition’s three finalists: dattner architects, SHoP architects and PRESENT architecture. By taking the best of each, the planners intend to deliver the first all new airport of the 21st century in the united states.
by removing existing parking structures, designers were able to increase terminal size and taxiways/通过去除现有的停车场结构,设计师们能够扩大航站楼和滑行道的规模
Featuring a fully unified main terminal with sky bridges to the satellites, the new configuration will add nearly 2 miles of taxiways, increase passenger waiting areas and offer easy connections to ground transportation. While the all new terminal marks a revolutionary departure from the past structures, the massive investments to improve connections to the city bear particular note.
the plans feature a full size hotel and conference facilities on site/该计划的特点是基地内设有完整的酒店和会议设施
The plan outlines restoring direct express passenger boat service to the the historical la guardia ferry terminal as well as building a new train connection from the willets point station. Terminal construction is planned to be completed in 18 months while maintaining full operations at the airport. Construction will cost an estimated 4 billion dollars with a predicted 2019 completion date. For the 11 million weary travelers who travel through this decrepit structure annually, the stunning replacement cannot come soon enough.
high speed passenger ferry service to the historical terminal will serve approximately a million passengers a year/历史码头的高速客运渡轮将每年为约一百万人次服务
gate connections will occur via an overhead walkway, allowing for increased plane mobility/通过人行天桥可进入登机口,从而提高航班的机动性