Fort McMurray International Airport
The new Fort McMurray International Airport Terminal creates a meaningful portal for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in the northern reaches of Alberta; a region characterized by its spectacular geography and the natural beauty of the boreal forest, the prairies, and the northern lights. Host to the national oil sands industry, the small community of Fort McMurray has been thrust onto the global stage, stimulating unprecedented growth and cultural diversification.
The remote location coupled with rapid industrial development has severely diluted the availability of skilled building trades and inflated construction costs by 30-to-50 percent. As a result, conventional systems characterize the overwhelming majority of the local built environment, cost-driven to the lowest common denominator of basic steel and concrete structures and doing little for the human spirit. The boom-town ethos prevails, where cheap and fast buildings outnumber long-term quality at every turn. The new terminal seeks an alternate path, leveraging local constraints into architectural opportunities that celebrate the unique qualities of the place and the spirit of its people.
The architecture is purposefully succinct; material resources are used sparingly while also capitalizing on the qualitative advantages of off-site production and fabrication. The resultant building form relates to its green-field setting, respecting the language of the prairie landscape while simultaneously generating an i...
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