How will the airports of the future look like?

How can you make even better the best airport? More than five billion tourists passed through the world's airports in 2015. This is an incredible amount, given the fact that the population of the entire planet is about seven billion. It's time to take a look at how the airports might look in the future.

How do airports develop?

Owners of airports, as well as their designers have already learned for quite some time that passengers, even those who are economical, like to pamper themselves in the terminal building. They can afford to spend a little extra time here, possibly spending a single purchase, maybe even two or three. Today, more than a decade after the tragedy of 9/11, the same trend comes to the surface. This time it is fueled by increased security and high connectivity - this means that you can both "be in your office" and have dinner in a restaurant. And indeed, the designers and designers of airports around the world are striving to make them a place where people really want to spend their free time.

Criticism

On the images you can see how the airports of the future may look in the projects. In recent years, some projects have been mercilessly criticized for having unwanted or unnecessary elements. However, who can accurately determine where the line between desire and necessity lies?

Chinese aviation market

Beijing is an important object for travel both inside China and beyond, and the airport in this city is already operating at full capacity. In accordance with the current flight rules, it can not accommodate more aircraft than the one that already flies and flies out of it daily. However, the Chinese aviation sector is on the rise. It is expected that by 2030 the local market will become the largest in the world. And just at this moment the new airport, located in the southern suburb of Beijing - Dasin, comes to the forefront. At airports, various systems are introduced to improve customer service, from robots to face recognition systems. The airport of the future will recognize you, greet you by name and will know exactly where to place you.

High-tech objects

Airports around the world are moving in the direction of high-tech progress. At London Gatwick Airport, special beacons recognize you on your smartphone, send you GPS data of where you need to go, marking on your way all the restaurants and shops. In Germany, at the airport in Düsseldorf, robots can park your car, and then drive it straight to the exit at the time of your landing, linking your route with the number of your car. Researchers are also working on creating robots that can check your luggage and return it to you a few minutes after landing.

The world's largest airport from Zaha Hadid Architects, Beijing

Zaha Hadid Architects is the company that is busy designing the new airport in cooperation with the French design firm ADPI. And they faced a serious problem - how can you protect the building, which is to receive annually 45 million passengers (and in the future - up to 72 million) from overflow? In this case, the answer lies in the structure - the form of the airport, its roof and how it is divided into parts. This project has a radial shape, which looks approximately as if you were stretching something very viscous in your hands. Most likely, it will become the largest airport in the world at the time of its opening in 2018. By 2025, another four and a half million square feet of free space will be added. Presumably, the total cost of the project will be 12.8 billion dollars.

The next generation cruise ship, an airport with a swimming pool and an entertainment airport

This futuristic air cruise ship is designed by Dassault Systèmes. It looks great. Changi Airport in Singapore is equipped with a themed pool - and this is only one item in a long list of various amenities. In Hong Kong, the airport is literally filled with entertainment - among them a huge nine-hole golf court and an impressive IMAX hall with 350 seats. It is reported that here is the largest projection screen in the entire city.

City park inside the airport

This project redefines and reinterprets everything that the airport is today. Airports of the future are amazing projects and include a variety of incredible elements. In this case, naturally, the main airport of the future has its own waterfall. The Jewel project is a huge 10-storey complex in the center of Singapore's Changi Airport, which is planned to be completed by the end of 2018. After completion of its construction, the central "forest valley" will delight travelers with an abundance of green plants, waterfalls, ponds and terraces, which will be surrounded by luxury shops and fine restaurants. At the moment, construction has just begun. The total area of the project Jewel will be 1.4 million square feet. It will have many winding natural trails, a relaxation area and its own restaurant. And in the heart of the dome surrounded by a dome there will be a 131-foot waterfall, named Rain Vortex. All the water that is used for its creation, then redirected to the needs of the airport, and at night the waterfall is highlighted by colored lights.