Airports as destinations in themselves


The new breed of airports take that altered reality and alter it some more, to create their own version of the world. If you want to be dystopian, airports are prototypes for sinister societies of the future, products of the military-entertainment complex where dictatorial government colludes with big business to create controlling environments. Where individuals are pacified by distractions and ruled by technology.



The Observer's Rowan Moore takes a critical look at the newest global breed of airport architecture, including the recently opened Beijing Daxing and the brand new Singapore Jewel Changi, in the face of climate change, commerce, and mass surveillance.

"It is sometimes pointed out that a modern airport occupies the ground area of a traditional city and has a comparable daytime population," Moore writes. "With its shops and parks, and its settings for romance and afternoons out, Changi is taking on more of the functions of a city, too."

Alexander Walter via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2ZHwVxJ

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