Barbara Jordan Passenger Terminal
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin, Texas
Size:
680,000 SF
Cost:
$137 Million
Services Provided:
Structural
Engineering Services
Awards:
AIA Austin Honor Award, 2001
Tucker Award of Design Excellence from the Building Stone Institute, 2001
Texas Society of Architects Design Award, 2000
Texas Construction Magazine's "Best of 1998" Award for Merit for
Outstanding Public Projects, 1998
Description:
The 25-gate international airport terminal facility is approximately 1,720
feet long and consists of five levels: the Baggage Claim Level is a
basement level;
the Apron Level contains the operation areas for the airlines; the Concourse
Level houses ticketing, check-in, and the gate holdrooms; the Mezzanine
Level contains airport management offices; and the Roof Level incorporates
exposed structural trusses spanning 120 feet. The facility is designed
to provide for
future expansion of up to 20 additional gates and provides an elevated/lowered
roadway system for arrival and departure vehicle traffic.
