Mexico City's New Airport Will Be the Most Sustainable Airport Ever Built Adele Peters - Fast Company
go to original October 2, 2014

A unique skin wrapped around a giant structure will let in air and light, collect rainwater, and provide amazing views of planes circling the sky. (Foster + Partners )

When Mexico City's new international airport is finished in four years, it will be one of the largest in the world, spanning over half a million square meters. It will also be the most sustainable airport ever built.

Instead of a group of average warehouse-like terminals, the airport will use a single giant structure wrapped in a unique skin that lets in natural light and air, collects rainwater, and provides incredible views of planes circling the sky.

"The vast roof enclosure will be bright and airy, incorporating large areas of translucent and opaque panels, daylight reflectors and building-integrated photovoltaic panels," explains architect Piers Heath from Foster and Partners, which teamed with FR-EE's Fernando Romero on the design.

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