Most airports around the world are a hodgepodge, although the individual terminals themselves aren’t pastiches. The only airports with a singular design are master planned and tend to be built in cities in developing countries.
With respect to LAX, I think one contributing factor is the fact that all the terminals in the CTA abut each other, whereas other airports like DFW and JFK have stand-alone terminals. LAX needs a consolidated T1-T3 and T4-T7/8. They should commission a firm that can produce a design that’s tasteful and timeless (and perhaps even unique), and build it in phases. I suggest drawing inspiration from MCM. Something simple and modular with lots of natural light (think Stahl House).
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Last edited by Quixote; Jul 2, 2022 at 4:26 PM.
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