2007-08 ACSA/DHS Student Competition, New Visions of Security

Major changes to airline operations, passenger expectations, and aviation security over the past 30 years, along with the aging terminal buildings, make it necessary for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to explore designs for a major terminal re-life. This competition will require students to develop design solutions to “re-life” American Airlines’ Terminal A at DFW. The competition is intended to allow for a complete interior and exterior re-design of the current crescent shaped two-story terminal necessary to respond to post 911 security requirements, current airline operational needs, passenger use patterns and expectations, and concession development.

Designs for the re-life of DFW Terminal A should focus on:

• Accommodating current and emerging security requirements
• Incorporating sustainable design
• Optimizing operational efficiencies
• Incorporate space for retail and concessions
• Converting its 1970’s architecture into a 21st century statement
• Incorporating the airportÂ’s new train system, SkyLink

DFW Airport opened in 1974 as a regional airport. Today, DFW is a major international gateway serving over 55 million passengers annually, with 70% of passengers connecting. DFW is a major hub for the nationÂ’s largest airline, American Airlines. This competition will focus on DFW Airport Terminal A’s nearly 1,000,000 square feet that serve domestic flights on two stories with a two level roadway system, 30 gates, and offices for AmericanÂ’s domestic operations.

Winning students and their faculty sponsors will receive cash prizes totaling US $70,000. Winning student or student teams with concepts showing promising solutions may be invited to spend a week at the architectural offices of Corgan Associates, Inc. in Dallas and create a set of development drawings to further refine the submission concepts.

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