Airport as Inhabited Architecture
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Expectations of an airport are limited to efficiency; locations of the airport are always on the periphery, perception of the flight is mostly a form of transitory misery. Although air travel has been mainstreamed, the gateway of an urban center has yet to established itself as a new typology for being economically, environmentally productive and being a meaningful connection to the city center that give an immediate sense of the place. This thesis aims at questioning the accepted mode of travelling, re-positioning the infrastructure that facilitates it, making the airport an embedded part of the city experience. Rather than remaining as a transitory unidirectional point, the airport could be a multi-functional destination.  Fig. 1. Norman Foster, Terminal 3 building at Taoyuan International Airport. From: http://www.dezeen.com/2015/09/22/foster-partners-rogers-stirk-harbour-unstudio-compete-design-major-taiwan-airport-terminal-taoyuan-international-taipei/ (accessed September 18, 2016).  Fig. 2. Norman Foster, Terminal 3 building at Taoyuan International Airport. From: http://www.dezeen.com/2015/09/22/foster-partners-rogers-stirk-harbour-unstudio-compete-design-major-taiwan-airport-terminal-taoyuan-international-taipei/ (accessed September 18, 2016).  Fig. 3. Norman Foster, Terminal 3 building at Taoyuan International Airport. From: http://www.dezeen.com/2015/09/22/foster-partners-rogers-stirk-harbour-unstudio-compete-design-major-taiwan-airport-terminal-taoyuan-international-taipei/ (accessed September 18, 2016).
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