Zaha Hadid, Benoy, Grimshaw and HOK are finalists
Zaha Hadid, Grimshaw, HOK and Benoy have been shortlisted by Heathrow airport in a competition for proposals for the airport鈥檚 expansion.
Heathrow described them as 鈥渇our of Britain鈥檚 best aviation architects鈥� and said their work brought to life the airport鈥檚 vision for the future.
Heathrow is currently locked in a bitter battle with Gatwick to be chosen by the government as the location of a new runway. The government is due to make its delayed decision on Britain鈥檚 hub airport this summer.
Heathrow鈥檚 brief was to push the boundary of what an airport could and should be. The architects were asked to come up with bold ideas to create a world-class sustainable airport that would deliver innovations in passenger service, integrate local communities and showcase the best of British design. Affordability and flexibility were also key.
The architects will now be asked to refine their designs before a final concept designer is selected in July.
Heathrow鈥檚 head of design Barry Weekes said: 鈥淔rom welcoming Concorde to the landmark Terminals 2 and 5, Heathrow has always been at the heart of showcasing the best of British innovation and design.
鈥淭he visionary concepts are just the start of a dialogue which will fundamentally redefine what an airport is, how it looks and feels, how it interacts with its environment and an increasingly demanding generation of new passengers and importantly enhancing how it connects with the communities around it.
鈥淥ur ambition for expansion is to transform Heathrow once again 鈥� building Britain a value-for-money global gateway at the forefront of sustainable development and innovative design.鈥�
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