Airport Architecture & Masterplanning

The design-architect tier: practices appointed to set the architectural vision, terminal concept, roof and facade language, and overall masterplan for new airports and major expansions. Scope runs from capacity and phasing studies through concept, schematic and detailed design to construction administration. These are the named global studios a national airport company or sovereign developer shortlists for an iconic terminal — the firms whose A380 concourses, Hajj terminals and airport-city precincts become the brand of the airport. Selection is by design competition and portfolio prestige rather than commodity price, and most mega-airport jobs run as design-architect plus engineer-of-record joint ventures.