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News Release from: Gensler | Subject: Tulsa Airport Authority
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2002
Tulsa Airport Authority selects design
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Tulsa Airport Authority selected the team of Gensler and Atkins Benham to provide architectural design services for the development of the passenger terminal.
In a unanimous vote, the trustees of Tulsa Airport Authority selected the team of Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide and Atkins Benham to provide architectural design services for the development of the passenger terminal at Tulsa International Airport The Gensler team comprises architects from the firm's Denver and Los Angeles offices; the Atkins Benham firm is located in Tulsa
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 21 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Trustees indicated that they prefer this concept because of its flexibility, minimized disruption to airline passengers, and separation of departing / arriving passengers.
"I liked the flow - the movement of people," said Susan Savage, former Tulsa Mayor and airport trustee.
"The focus is on passenger ease, trying to minimize the difficulties for passengers in moving through the airport".
"And I really liked the Great Hall configuration".
"It could be a meeting place by raising the roof, removing the rental cars and making it a place to congregate".
"It's something that could be used by the community, and I liked that a lot." Airport Director Brent Kitchen said, "The architectural team will next develop plans and specifications for terminal security enhancements".
"The architects will work with the airport's Airline Technical Committee, airport staff and representatives of the Transportation Security Administration." Security requirements, which include a ban on parking within 300 feet of the terminal and mandated explosives scanning of all luggage, are evolving.
Gensler Architecture, Design and Planning Worldwide is a leading global design, planning and strategic consulting firm, with nearly 2,000 people and offices in 24 cities.
Gensler was ranked Number One on World Architecture's survey of international interior design firms, and other industry publications consistently rank Gensler as the world's leading architecture and interior design firm.
Fast Company Magazine calls Gensler "one of the world's most influential design firms".
The firm's projects have been recognized in the Business Week/Architectural Record Design Awards Program, as well as other prestigious national and international design awards programs.
In 2000, Gensler was named Architecture Firm of the Year by the American Institute of Architects.
Gensler's multi-textured expertise drives a focused exploration of how people experience the world around them; Gensler teams then use that knowledge to create design solutions that give clients a fresh, competitive edge.
Since its inception, the Gensler Airport Planning Group has provided a variety of design services for over 90 airport planning and design projects on an international level.
The group's airport planning portfolio includes projects at such key transportation centers as Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Miami International Airport, San Francisco International Airport, Amarillo International Airport, San Diego Airport, Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Liverpool (UK) Airport, Guam International Airport, Austin-Bergstrom Airport, and John Wayne International Airport in Orange County, California.
Atkins Benham is Oklahoma's largest full service architectural, engineering and environmental design firm.
With offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Norman, the company employs more than 450 professional staff in the state.
AB also has offices in St Louis, Phoenix, Houston, Minneapolis, Farmington, NM, Lowell, Ark., St.Paul, MN, Princeton, NJ, Atlanta and Long Beach, CA.
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