Across the country, the average airport terminal is more than 40 years old and further challenged by the growth of air travel. Denver International, for example, opened in 1995 with capacity for 50 million fliers; in 2019, it handled more than 69 million. — The New York Times
Airports have been argued over by various names representing differing views from varied places in the architectural community. Norman Foster recently told Bloomberg he felt the impacts of air travel have to be considered in relation to other primary drivers of climate change.
The movement to make airports more comfortable and user-oriented has dominated the industry as the need to modernize or significantly upgrade antiquated facilities looms larger in coming years. Biophilic designs have proliferated as well.
The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated quite a lot of its own changes within the last year that have accelerated the movement substantially. The New York Times has more on trends in airport building here.
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