Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled its design for the Lishui Airport in China, which will feature a swooping white roof informed by soaring birds.
Perched on a hilly terrain 15 kilometres outside the city centre, the domestic airport will be the first to service the city of Lishui.
Lishui Airport was informed by the shape of birds
A swooping roof rising up to almost 24 metres will cascade over the 12,100-square-metre airport, created for an expected one million annual passengers.
MAD said it designed Lishui Airport as a "spiritual landmark" for the city.
A white roof will swoop over the airport
"Covering 2,267 hectares of land with a maximum fill height difference of nearly one hundred meters, the airport adopts a large silver-white overhanging roof resembling a white-feathered bird ready to soar," said MAD. "The bird-like form absorbs the elevation changes and merges the airport into the mountains, making the airport a spiritual landmark in the region."
It will be the first airport in Lishui
Located in China's southwest Zhejiang Province, MAD also drew on the surrounding mountain landscape for the design.
"The planning and design try to respect the original site while ensuring accessibility, highlighting the characteristics of a mountain airport, and aiming to inspire tourism," said MAD.

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