Panels of white aluminium envelop the exterior of this airport, designed by Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects in the Negev desert.
Located 12 miles north of the city of Eilat, Israel, Ramon Airport is expected to become a "major game changer for local and international tourism" to Israel, Jordan and Egypt's Sinai desert, according to the practices.
The airport sits on 506 hectares of arid land, and is characterised by its bright faceted facades that Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects with Moshe Zur Architects modelled on desert rock formations.

"In designing the airport we learned from the desert scenery. It required a vision of the most suitable design solution that responds to the existing landscape and climate," explained project design manager Amir Mann. "Our objective was how not to compete with the overwhelming emptiness of the site, while creating a place that welcomes passengers through the departure and arrival processes, reflecting through that experience the uniqueness of the desert environment, as a functioning international southern gate to Israel."

Ramon Airport comprises a 45,000-square-metre terminal building, alongside a 45-metre-high air-traffic control tower, 3,600 metres of runway and taxiway, and 40 aprons for parking aircraft.
The terminal is also flanked by two 300-metre-long steel structures that conceal office buildings, storage and service facilities, as well as space for operational and bagg...