ENR 2023 Southeast Project of the Year: Onward and Upward: Orlando’s Terminal Triumph

Orlando International Airport’s $2.8-billion Terminal C propels the growing airport into the future in functionality and design

Excerpt: Communication across the trailer village and jobsite was a continuation of a fundamental theme fostered at the earliest stages of Terminal C’s design. Fentress Architects founder and principal-in-charge Curtis Fentress recalls how from the outset of the planning and design effort, the design team sought input from every facet of the airport’s existing terminal operations.

“Listening to people who operate the facility is always important,” Fentress says. “Talking with them and reviewing the design with them helped us identify ways to make things more efficient. That includes the things you don’t see as well as the importance of things like retail and making families feel comfortable as they may be waiting several hours for their flight.

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