The project required the surgical removal of isolated structural elements while maintaining full airport operations to create a modern and unified passenger experience.

Designed in 1959, LAX Terminal 7 began with Pereira & Luckman’s iconic, elliptical satellite buildings. This once free-standing structure went through a series of renovations and connective additions to accommodate the nation’s second busiest airport ever-changing needs.

The accumulation of structures produced a fragmented passenger experience with congestion, spaces of varying heights and geometries, and a hodgepodge of lighting fixtures and finishes.