HASSELL designed Qantas Domestic Terminal gets top billing
The HASSELL designed Qantas Domestic Terminal in Sydney has been named the best airport terminal in the world in the June 2012 issue of Monocle magazine.
In Monocle's "Transport Top 20", Editor in Chief Tyler Brule says Qantas "takes the prize as our favourite terminal for its simple design, quality materials and sensible scale". He also says the terminal "scores high for its well designed lounges, decent retail mix, smooth security and low lighting".
Tyler Brule was the Founding Editor of Wallpaper magazine and is a columnist for the London based Financial Times newspaper.
Tony Grist, Head of Architecture and now London Studio Leader at HASSELL, led the Qantas project, which was completed in 1999. “At the time our brief was to provide a timeless design that responded to its place with its materials palette, deliver efficient low maintenance facilities, and elevate the experience of travel beyond what was then available to passengers,” he said. “We were fortunate to have a client that had a strong vision, and was prepared to support the ideas that led to a successful outcome – some of which were groundbreaking at the time for Australia and have now become the norm around the world. We are honoured that such an influential journal as Monocle would recognise the building some 12 years later.”
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