Aero-polis as Leveraged Civic Aspiration
Airports are a major infrastructure that has an important urban role. They act as symbols for local civic aspiration, as well as a hub for global communities. Yet, the locations of airports tend to be distanced from city centers, often resulting in a separation of the city from the airport and prolonged travel times for passengers, as well as a high cost to establish infrastructures connected to the city center.
This project was developed in response to the above observation and based on the following ambitions; How civic aspiration for speculative development can be orchestrated as urban dynamics through a social frame; How the business district can be configured via direct connections to the international airport, and; How the international airport can be an urban success and introduces local culture to international travelers.
The project seeks to introduce urban activities by:
1) incorporating the existing hills with the new waterfront community thereby creating different nodes and neighborhoods within the city;
2) The integration of three-dimensional land-use planning to maximize the possibility of the program mixture, and
3) The creation of a range of programs and experiences within 10 minutes walkable distance in 10 blocks composed of organizing building blocks and land use
Through these three approaches, the Airport City becomes a mixture of aesthetics and an imposing mega-infrastructure that functions as an Indian cultural hub formed by multi-dimensional topography.