Airport Terminal Design

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Designs that feel like destinations

We design the entire passenger experience. The right airport can complement a great travel experience by making it easy for passengers to find their way through check-in, bag drop, security, and to their gate, and by providing opportunities to eat, shop, and relax along the way. We don’t just design the terminal, we design the entire passenger experience. We integrate important features directly into our designs, like intuitive wayfinding, art installations, and retail.

Architecture transforms chaos into order, allowing us to positively shape the future of our cities and communities.

Cecilia Einarson Senior Principal, Buildings, Airports (Terminals) Sector Leader

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The next destination: Passive design airports

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Don’t let construction ground your airport: 5 ways to manage traffic disruptions

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Santiago Airport becomes the most modern in South America

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From airside to landside: Diversifying the airport program

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How is transit responding to reopening?

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Design Quarterly Issue 13 | After the Reset

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Creating a memorable passenger experience through art

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What business are airports really in?

White Paper

Beyond the terminals: How airports are helping strengthen communities and promote culture

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Airports: Ensuring financial resilience through diversification

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Awaiting departure, 6 feet away: How will airport holdrooms adjust?

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Can airports integrate health screening and security measures into a single process?

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If history is our guide, then COVID-19 will improve airport baggage check-in

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How emerging technology will make for safer, more efficient air travel

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Airport traffic collapse—crisis or opportunity? Rethinking the business of airports

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From the Design Quarterly: What does it mean to fly well?

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What is Canada’s 1st accessibility assessment tool?

Webinar Recording

Self-service bag drops and the challenges of speeding up airport baggage check-in

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From the Design Quarterly: 7 facets of the changing airport

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Design Quarterly Issue 04 | Intersections

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When you’re embarrassed to have visitors in your home, it might be time to clean up. When your home is the national airport, and visitors are your number one source of income, it’s time for a redesign. Read More

Niagara Falls International Airport

Transparency and visibility are integral to the design, so even before you are through security, you can see your plane and how to get to it. The airport experience doesn’t get much easier than that. Read More

Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

Winnipeg’s new airport is a source of pride for the Winnipeg community, and with good reason. Within a year of sharing its transparent, luminous pavilions with the world, CBC News deemed it “One of the Top 10 Airports in the World,” London’s The Daily Telegraph called it one of “The World’s Most Stylish Airports,” and the Travel Channel considered it one of the “World’s Most Iconic Airports.” Read More
1 in 3 North American passengers travel through airports where we have completed major projects
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Our People

Janice Hicks, Principal

We design to make daily lives more enjoyable—to create spaces that provide people a sense of freshness, delight, inspiration, and surprise.

Dan O'Neill, Senior Associate

The best way to meet our client’s expectations is by taking the time to really listen to their needs.

Kent Goodwin, Principal, Architecture

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. -Aristotle

Cecilia Einarson, Senior Principal, Buildings, Airports (Terminals) Sector Leader

Architecture transforms chaos into order, allowing us to positively shape the future of our cities and communities.
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Rian Burger, Senior Principal, Buildings

There’s never a dull moment in the sheer complexity and diversity of airports work.

Janice Hicks

Principal

Dan O'Neill

Senior Associate

Kent Goodwin

Principal, Architecture

Cecilia Einarson

Senior Principal, Buildings, Airports (Terminals) Sector Leader

Rian Burger

Senior Principal, Buildings

Transforming airport terminals into destinations

The newly released Stantec Airports book looks at how airports can create memorable experiences for passengers and a sense of place for their communities. Featuring in-depth case-studies of ten airports around the world, our book includes unique photography and extensive architectural and engineering details. The Stantec Airports book tells a story that will resonate with the everyday traveler and those in the airport, architecture, and engineering industries.

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Sustainability & Building Performance We blend art and science to help clients realize the full potential of their projects in terms of life cycle cost, energy efficiency, carbon reduction, human health, and wellness.
Information & Communications Technology Technology is the invisible thread that connects humans to the world around us. It is changing the way we do business, receive care, teach, learn and travel from A to B. Let us show you how.
Architecture We create spaces that are engaging and uplifting that contribute to our collective sense of health and well-being, and encourage the sustainable stewardship of our communities.
Buildings Engineering With decades of innovation and experience under our belts we’re achieving remarkable results in building technologies, energy, and environmental performance for our clients.
Transportation Services  Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall traveler experience.
Interior Design As humans, we spend a significant portion of our daily lives inside. We believe our emotional and physical well-being is dramatically impacted by the places where we live, work, and play.
Digital Practice Disruptive thinking. Applied technology. Computational analysis. The convergence of these elements is reshaping how we think about design.
Design Visualization Through design visualization, we help clients and stakeholders picture the building they’ll work in, the bridge they’ll drive over, and the neighborhood their kids will play in.
Baggage Systems Design We’re always thinking of ways to make that trip more efficient, more accurate, and safer.

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