Main entry:

Edwards, Brian, 1944-

Title & Author:

The modern terminal : new approaches to airport architecture / Brian Edwards.

Publication:

London ; New York : E. & F.N. Spon, 1998.

Description:

ix, 221 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Airport design -- 1. The airport industry -- 2. The airport as a unique twentieth-century building type -- 3. Relationship between airports, terminals and aircraft design -- 4. Layout, growth and access to airports -- 5. Masterplanning airports -- pt. 2. Terminal design -- 6. The terminal as part of the airport system -- 7. Procurement and management of terminals -- 8. Flexibility and permanence in airport design -- 9. The terminal as a movement system -- 10. Baggage handling -- 11. Terminal design concepts -- 12. Function and meaning in the design of terminals -- 13. Passenger types, space standards and territories -- 14. Technical standards -- 15. Major international airport terminals -- 16. National airport terminals -- 17. Regional airport terminals -- 18. Other airport structures -- pt. 3. The airport of the future -- 19. Characteristics of twenty-first-century airports -- 20. The terminal of the future.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP28.00 0.

Summary:

With The Modern Terminal, Brian Edwards presents a comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities. The book covers all types of airport terminal found around the world, and highlights environmental issues.

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0419217509
9780419217503

Subject:

Airport terminals.
Public architecture.
Airport terminals Design and construction.
Aérogares Conception et construction.
Aérogares.
Architecture publique.
Flughafen
Architektur
Flughafengebäude

Holdings:

Location: Library main 195024
Call No.: ID NA6300.E4; ID:98-B1080
Status: Available