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How to Measure Sustainability in Airport Terminal Planning?
Within the last 10 years, sustainability has become a key goal in airport infrastructure development. But do we understand well enough what truly defines a sustainable terminal? On the level of technical solutions, the answer seems easy: the more solutions for...
How to Measure Sustainability in Airport Terminal Planning?
Sustainability is a major priority in airport terminal design, but its true meaning is still unclear.
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10 Most Important Learnings from 30 Years Planning Complex Projects
This year I am 30 years in planning large and complex projects: 1995 after studying architecture at ETH Zurich I had the chance to work as a design architect in Berlin. Due to the situation after the German-reunion I was fortunate to design within the next 9 years a...
Increasing Efficiency in Airport Planning – A Different Approach to Capacity Demand Calculations
This article reflects the question of how the need for long-term efficiency improvement at airports can be met through an adapted masterplanning process. It particularly focuses on the early phase of capacity demand planning Need For Efficiency Improvement Changes...
Greater complexity needs holistic planning: why strategic masterplanning is the way forward in airport development
For the longest time, the question of business growth in the airport industry seemed to answer itself. Demand for air travel has grown continuously over the last decades. Many airport operators treated infrastructure planning as a simple linear equation: more...
Changing Paradigms: German airports can no longer build their way out of efficiency problems
The traditional strategy -𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 space- is no longer viable. At most German airports nowadays there’s not enough space to expand, not enough profit to finance large infrastructure development plus an unfriendly regulatory and political environment.
Speedboat or Aircraft Carrier? Why the Right Organization is Critical to Large-Scale Airport Project Success
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the special challenges that large projects bring for clients and planners. Part 2 is focusing on the key questions that should be asked at the very beginning of any major project – especially how to find the right and efficient project organisation.
Crossing the Alps, not a Walk in the Park: Lessons from Large Airport Projects
Complex large-scale projects are incredibly exciting construction tasks, but they are also very demanding. The feedback from the planning participants can often be summarised in one expression: „Too much and too many!“
10 Most Important Learnings from 30 Years Planning Complex Projects
I believe that the planning process of complex and large-scale project is somehow an art in itself. I therefore recently summarised my 10 most important learnings.
Increasing Efficiency in Airport Planning – A Different Approach to Capacity Demand Calculations
This article reflects the question of how the need for long-term efficiency improvement at airports can be met through an adapted...
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