Hyperpolis – City Terminal
The Detached Terminal – There is no imperative reason why the
passenger operations of the landside concourse need to be located right
next to the airside concourse. By dissecting and reassembling the
anatomy of the airport, we want to redefine its socio-spatial role
within the context of the urban system. Contrary to current trends, we
do not plan to take the city to the airport, but the airport to the
city. Open to the public, the airport becomes a constitutive element of
the global city.
An extra-territorial habitat for hyperpolitan life – What if the airport terminal was blown up to such an extent that you could imagine living and working there? A free-trade zone detached from national economies, an extra-territorial network of spaces interconnected by airways, the home for hyperpolitan life. Interconnected terminals in the various cities become a continuous envelope of international space.
An extra-territorial habitat for hyperpolitan life – What if the airport terminal was blown up to such an extent that you could imagine living and working there? A free-trade zone detached from national economies, an extra-territorial network of spaces interconnected by airways, the home for hyperpolitan life. Interconnected terminals in the various cities become a continuous envelope of international space.
Institution: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
Year: 2006
Location: London, UK
Program: airport, additional functions
Status: proposal
Design Team: with Martin Henn
Year: 2006
Location: London, UK
Program: airport, additional functions
Status: proposal
Design Team: with Martin Henn
