2024-05-17T16:00:13-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150409046/marlon-blackwell-to-design-new-air-traffic-control-tower-for-columbus-municipal-airport-in-indiana Josh Niland 2023-12-19T14:09:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ab/ab53efe4e9ab0922ff8dba6e78822931.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150065997/marlon-blackwell-architects" target="_blank">Marlon Blackwell Architects</a> has announced it will be designing a new air traffic control tower at the Columbus Municipal Airport in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/820150/columbus-indiana" target="_blank">Columbus, Indiana</a>. The $11.5 million project helps the airport modernize its facilities in line with current <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/686090/faa" target="_blank">Federal Aviation Administration</a> Air Traffic Control Tower design and safety standards.&nbsp;</p> <p>Plans call for a 100-foot design to replace an aged-out 80-foot tower with help from a team that includes <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150391217/woolpert" target="_blank">Woolpert</a> (aviation design), <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/5177126/guy-nordenson-and-associates" target="_blank">Guy Nordenson</a> (structural design), <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/17094732/thornton-tomasetti" target="_blank">Thornton Tomasetti</a> (fa&ccedil;ade design), and Threshold Acoustics (acoustic consulting). The project is being supported, in part, by a grant from the <a href="https://columbus.in.us/cummins-foundation/" target="_blank">Cummins Architecture Foundation</a>.</p> <p>Marlon Blackwell was selected over other shortlisted finalists from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/18743/snow-kreilich-architects" target="_blank">Snow Kreilich Architects</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/so-il" target="_blank">SO &ndash; IL</a>, and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/33961/h-weler-yoon" target="_blank">H&ouml;weler + Yoon</a>.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0c74fc42eca2af39db09b70d521c1e11.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0c74fc42eca2af39db09b70d521c1e11.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150347096/faa-selects-pau-to-deliver-new-air-traffic-control-tower-prototypes" target="_blank">FAA selects PAU to deliver new air-traffic control tower prototypes</a></figcaption></figure><p>&ldquo;We are so honored to have been selected to contribute to the architectural legacy of Columbus,&rdquo; Blackwell sa...</p>