Revealing design proposals for O’Hare’s new terminal

by sadia_badhon | January 23, 2019 3:32 pm

Five designs have been unveiled for the future O’Hare Global Terminal. Photo courtesy Fentress Architects[1]
Five design proposals have been unveiled for the future O’Hare Global Terminal.
Photo courtesy Fentress Architects

The Chicago department of aviation[2] has unveiled the final five design proposals for the O’Hare expansion project[3]. They have asked the public to review the designs and share their opinions.

Five 3D models are on display at the Chicago Architecture Center[4]. The teams were asked to design a cutting-edge terminal, while reflecting the legacy of Chicago’s innovation, architecture, and diversity. This is the first time the City of Chicago has involved public feedback in a design competition at its airports. At 209,032 m2 (2.25 million sf), the new terminal will be among one of the largest in the United States.

The five finalists are:

Endnotes:
  1. [Image]: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Opener-30.jpg
  2. Chicago department of aviation: https://www.flychicago.com/business/media/news/pages/default.aspx
  3. O’Hare expansion project: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/five-teams-shortlisted-to-design-chicago-airport-project/
  4. Chicago Architecture Center: http://www.architecture.org/
  5. Fentress-EXP-Brook-Garza Joint Venture Partners: https://fentressarchitects.com/
  6. Foster Epstein Moreno Joint Venture Partners: https://www.epsteinglobal.com/
  7. Studio ORD Joint Venture Partners: http://studiogang.com/
  8. Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM): http://www.som.com/
  9. Santiago Calatrava, LLC: https://calatrava.com/projects/chicago-airport-chicago.html?view_mode=gallery&image=1

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