Case Study

Munich Airport

Munich Airport

Munich Airport Munich Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM), the second largest in Germany, has become one of the leading European aviation hubs. Munich Airport Society’s decision to centralise Terminal 2’s activities, in contrast to the decentralised Terminal 1, creates an opportunity and a responsibility to provide a major civic space shared by 25 million passengers per year. The design of Terminal 2 responds to the separate sequential activities experienced by passengers. Architectural devices, such as clear visibility to one’s next destination, help travellers intuitively find their way, independently from signage. Similarly, security is achieved in most areas through well thought-out design. Although arriving and departing passengers mingle, they seek different destinations within the ai

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