Fasten Your Seatbelts, Airport Interior Design is Taking Off
by Caitlin Sanfordcaitlin.sanford@interiordesignschoolreview.com
Interior Design School Review Columnist
What do Bankgok, Thailand; Chagi, Singapore; and Boston, Massachusetts have in common? Aside from being prominent cities, all three urban centers have recently upgraded their airports. As a result, these airports are no longer the typical sprawling, drab airports where the hours drag on. All three airports poured money into the interior design of their departure halls and terminals, opening a new niche for interior design careers in airport interior design.
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Priced at weighty $1.75 billion, terminal 3 of the new Changi Singapore airport introduces a level of style, ambiance, and comfort never before seen in an airport. A British design firm partnered with Singapore to produce the architecture, interiors, planning, and graphics of the airport, which features visually stimulating spaces, glass partitions, and reflector panels to create space.The Bangkok airport, called Suvarnabhumi, now boasts the largest terminal in the world. Suvarnabhumi airport is uniquely designed to have the city grow around it, making the airport a focal point of the city. Interior designers working on Suvarnabhumi airport had to integrate high speed train terminals, shops and food courts, security check points, and seating and resting areas into the airport's design. In Boston, Logan International Airport is the first airport to receive a LEED certification for being a green building. Designers had to take into account electricity and water use while designing an aesthetically pleasing space.
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The airport is a symbol of our modern times and globalized world--and its interior should reflect this modernity. Career professionals with degrees in interior design, interior decorating, and residential planning will be needed to plan and furnish the next generation of new and renovated airports. Taking courses in industrial design and architecture can help prepare you for a career in the new field of airport interior design. So hop on that moving walkway, your flight to career success is now boarding.Sources:
- Fast Company- The Rise of the Aerotropolis
- Interior Design Magazine- Major new Airport Terminal Opens in Singapore
- Interior Design Magazine- HOK Lands LEEDS Certification for Logan Terminal
Caitlin Sanford is a consultant and freelance writer. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from Stanford University.
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