Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport

The new Berlin Brandenburg airport comprises the passenger terminal and Airport City in the center of the parallel take-off and landing runway system. It also includes waiting areas to the west and service and cargo areas to the east. All elements are arranged within the axial layout of the whole complex, and form an architectural/functional unit. The roof of the passenger terminal spans the different functional areas in a sweeping gesture from the roadside concourse to the piers, linking the land side with the air side. The objective of the design is to maximize the convergence of structure, spatial relationships, function and architectural identity. The generosity and clarity of the terminal building is enhanced by the architectural motif of colonnades which form the transition between architecture and landscape, between buildings and open space, giving the new Berlin Brandenburg airport its characteristic style.