Antoinette Erickson
Antoinette has been an integral part of Foster + Partners for over 25 years, contributing to projects including Spaceport America for Virgin Galactic; Mexico City Airport; the Port Authority Bus Terminal NYC; projects for BAA, including Heathrow T3, T2, and landside masterplan; Incheon T2 masterplan; a vision for JFK airport 2050; Tocumen International Airport; and Marseille Airport. She is currently the project lead for CPK, Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, the new integrated transportation hub for Poland.
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1 - Airport design, planning and development - 10:05 - 10:35
CPK terminal design: a resilient and futureproof scheme
CPK is one of the largest infrastructure investments in Eastern Europe. This main hub will have a large-scale integration of three main modes of transportation: air, rail and road. The presentation will focus on the flexibility of the terminal and integrated hub design, with its resilience to accommodate unexpected future changes in traffic characteristics and technical developments. In addition, the optimal simplicity of the passenger and baggage flows will be put in the spotlight, along with the sitewide and terminals sustainability strategy.
The audience will learn:
- The audience will learn what makes this – the only new greenfield airport in Europe – different from all other airports
- The way that the CPK hub will function and offer a great passenger experience
- As this is an integrated hub connecting air, rail and bus transportation, how to create an integrated hub experience
- Sustainability and how the site-wide strategies and terminal design support the goal of a net zero operation
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2 - Airport design, planning and development - 09:00 - 17:30
Panel discussion: Designing inclusive airports fit for the future passenger experience
Airports of the future need incremental changes and innovation that anticipate diversity and seek design solutions so that all can travel and work with dignity and inspiration. The panel will expand on the current inclusive design thinking, seek to identify the benefits to the passenger and to the airport, and highlight the interdependencies with sustainable airport development solutions.
The audience will learn:
- How inclusive design is being used in new and existing airport developments
- The benefits of inclusive design to the passenger and the airport
- How to design for a broad spectrum of diversity
- How to make inclusive design standard
- Integrating inclusive design with processes
