foster mexico city international airport

From the initial view from the sky and the car, to the awe-inspiring moment of making it inside, the architecture binds body and spirit, Mexico City and travel, technology and history, into a unified lightweight structure that evokes the excitement of traveling. The Mesoamerican symbol of the sun is evoked within the central luminous vaulted hall. The intense colors, characteristic of Mexican culture, bleed into the functional components of the intelligent membrane skin/building facade. The architecture takes cues from the Eagle on top of the rock devouring the serpent, one of the most prominent symbols in Mexico.įor those picking up passengers, a lush Cacti Garden announces the entry to the terminal with the access road weaving like the form of a snake and the roof of the Terminal evoking the eagle with its wings opening to take flight.

This “Airport of theįuture” is designed with inspiration from the past the shape, the symbolism, the sheer monumentality of the building, are all drawn from Mexican art and architecture. Mauricio Ceballos led a team of more than 600 architects and engineers dedicated to this project through all design stages and construction.įor passengers arriving, the Mexico City Airport will appear luminous from above, while upon vacating the aircraft they Will experience a vast, column-free space, uplifting and full of light. The aim was to revolutionize airport design and the experience of traveling, creating a building and infrastructure that will not only perform for the duration of the 21st century, but that will also manifest into an icon for the country of Mexico throughout the rest of time. In response to the needs and aspirations of the project, a team led by Mauricio Ceballos and Norman Foster designed the Mexico City Airport.

In Spring 2014, the federal government of Mexico launched an invited international competition for the largest infrastructure development in Latin America under the leadership of President Enrique Peña Nieto.

Foster mexico city international airport