Passenger Terminal Architecture
Signature passenger terminals — Beijing T3 (986,000 m², 76 mppa) and Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok (516,000 m²) benchmarks.
Foster's passenger-terminal portfolio includes Beijing Capital Terminal 3 (opened 2008 for the Olympics, 986,000 m² under one roof, 76 mppa, Aga Khan Award shortlist), Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok (1998, then the largest enclosed public space in the world at 516,000 m²), Stansted Terminal 1 (1991, the original column-tree model) and Queen Alia International in Amman (2013, concrete shell roof in desert climate, 9 mppa Phase 1 scaling to 12 mppa). Current commissions include the Riyadh KSAU terminal complex and Amaala airport on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast. Terminal designs published at Revit LOD 400 with integrated structural, MEP and passenger-flow simulation.
Key specs
| Largest single-roof terminal | 986,000 m² (Beijing T3) |
| Passenger capacity range | 9 – 90 mppa (per terminal building) |
| BIM standard | Revit LOD 400 |
| Roof spans achieved | Up to 80 m clear span |
| Reference projects | Beijing T3 · HKG · Stansted T1 · Queen Alia · Mexico City NAICM |
| Programme duration (design → handover) | 5 – 8 years |
| Daylight strategy | North-light glazing + ETFE / glass roof modules |
| MEP / structural integration | In-house engineering team |