Speaker Biograghy: David is the global leader of the Perkins+Will cities and sites practice area. His work focuses on issues of development, particularly the creation of health and research districts in urban areas and the metrics that facilitate the success of these districts. David received the AIA Atlanta Silver Medal in 2003 and the AIA Georgia Bronze Medal in 2008. He was a member of the Georgia Tech College of Architecture Faculty from 1992-2013. He is currently located in the London office of Perkins+Will, leading urban design projects in Turkey, Qatar, the UK, USA, Australia and Iraq, among others. He lectures widely on issues of urban design, planning and architecture.


Day 1 - 15 March
Session: Airport Cities & Transport Connections

12:00 - 12:30 - Grand Airport City Istanbul – airport cities, beyond logistics and business
Synopsis: Airport cities have been increasing as a project type in past years. However, most of these projects are simply support areas for the transportation and cargo logistics of the airport. With the Grand Airport City in Istanbul, we are proposing a city that operates in all ways as a traditional city. The development will be directly connected to the airport, in the same way train stations are connected to cities. This model should provide a highly efficient platform for remote travellers and others to use the facilities in a much more efficient and vital way.

Audience will learn:

• How to navigate the technical restrictions of building close to an airport
• How to lay out a use distribution that facilitates a highly interactive commercial environment
• How to create an environmentally sustainable development pattern for airport-related surroundings
• How to integrate local and regional transportation in a fluid and responsible strategy for an airport and airport city
• How to create viable, mixed-use landside developments