NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants

Speaker Biograghy: Tim leads NACO’s Airport Planning and Building Design department. The professionals in his department are architects and airport planners. They are involved with the long-term strategic planning of airports and the design of terminals and airport-related facilities all over the world. Tim’s personal field of interest is the Asian region. His planning experience ranges over a variety of fields: from urban planning, like airport city development, to the (sustainable) design of airport terminals and ground transportation centres.


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

15:15 - 15:45 - Shenzhen – collaboration in planning a fast-growing airport and city
Synopsis: How to marry the urgent need for extra capacity of Chinese airports (Shenzhen in particular) with an airport city that is sustainable in the future? This case study covers fast-tracking long-lead items, at the risk of their design not being fully aligned with all future airport facilities. That issue is mitigated by the innovative design of 'interface facilities' such as the airport 'plaza' between long-lead items such as train stations and the terminal. The audience will witness how collaboration between client, consultant and city (transport) can lead to sustainable, future-proof airport cities.

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