{"id":74197,"date":"2021-11-03T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=74197"},"modified":"2021-11-02T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:31:11","slug":"ten-entries-are-shortlisted-in-2021-fentress-global-challenge-envisioning-airport-mobility-in-the-year-2100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/ten-entries-are-shortlisted-in-2021-fentress-global-challenge-envisioning-airport-mobility-in-the-year-2100\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Entries Are Shortlisted in 2021 Fentress Global Challenge Envisioning Airport Mobility in the Year 2100"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fentress Architects<\/a> is excited to announce 10 entries have been shortlisted for the 2021 Fentress Global Challenge (FGC), which garnered more than 80 entries from students around the globe.\u00a0FGC is an annual international student design competition launched in 2011 by Curtis Fentress, FAIA, RIBA, that encourages and rewards innovative design in public architecture. This year\u2019s competition challenged students to envision airport mobility in the year 2100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Urban Travelator \u2013 Dinel Meyepa \u2013 Monash University, Melbourne, Australia<\/strong><\/li><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Students were able to choose between siting the new terminal at an existing airfield\u2014such as at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) or Beijing Capital International (PEK)\u2014and a yet undeveloped site\u2014such as in Atafu, Tokelau, or Canillo, Andorra.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Various\u00a0modes of transport were explored including pods for intra-airport transport.\u00a0Mag-lev cars, drones, hyperloops, hydrofoils, and air-rails were among the methods of inter-airport transport proposed.\u00a0Additionally, several different types of aircraft were studied including anti-gravity, vertical take off, rockets, and spaceships.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Entries were evaluated base upon five criteria including technology and sustainability.\u00a0Some submssions envisoned airports able to create their own biofuel from algae and symbiotic bacteria. Others created floating structures that sought to restore coral reefs and ocean ecosystems.\u00a0 Most designs derived shape and form from biomimicry and parametric equations.\u00a0Gardens, greenhouses, photovoltaic cells, and wind were also incorporated into many designs. Artificial intelligence helped enhance several of functions and addressed issues such as COVID-19 and terrorism.\u00a0Several new building techniques were explored including 3D printing and modular structures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The 2021 Shortlist:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n