2024-12-23T04:52:16-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/142853295/the-iconography-of-an-airport-hotel Nam Henderson 2015-12-08T08:00:00-05:00 >2015-12-08T10:11:21-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bi/bij8cu9vyrfk1phq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Building upon imagery of flight and aviation, the sleek form resembles a bird with its wings extended as it hovers above the public plaza, framing and ascending the acclaimed tents of the Jeppesen Terminal</p></em><br /><br /><p>A&nbsp;new <a href="http://www.gensler.com/projects/westin-denver-international-airport" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gensler designed</a>&nbsp;Westin&nbsp;Hotel&nbsp;at Denver International Airport opened last month. While some (<a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/25/denver-rides-airport-hotel-trend-builds-580m-westin.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">like Mayor Hancock</a>) are talking how a quality hotel and&nbsp;Transit Center&nbsp;(opening in 2016) with train connection to downtown, will help the airport and city compete "<em>on an international scale</em>",&nbsp;others can't help but focus on it's image/form. Seeing in it, everything from "<em>a mustache to a pirate ship to a whale&rsquo;s tale</em>". How about you?</p><p>Related <a href="http://www.eikongraphia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eikongraphia</a></p>