Milwaukee General Mitchell, Concourse E rotunda, 1969 (opened 1969, demolished 2025). 📷 John Anderson/Milwaukee Public Library. #airportarchitecture

Svalbard (renovated 2007), by PW Arkitekter. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbnWPzuRPJj/

Los Angeles, Tom Bradley International Terminal construction (opened 1984), by William Pereira & Associates, Daniel Dworsky and Associates, Bonito Sinclair and Associates, and John Williams and Associates. 📷 Elisa Leonelli/Claremont Colleges Library. #airportarchitecture

I also second @bgoldst.bsky.social's comment here: “The best airports have specificity and speak to you of the place where you are. The DC region has a lot of personality and placeness but the renderings have ignored those aspects." Saarinen's elements have a VIBE that shouldn't be tossed aside.

Edward Russell@byerussell.com · 3d ago

United's plan for Dulles airport is a go. And, no, I'm not focused on the AI slop-esque renderings — “These aren’t real designs," @jgbollard.bsky.social told me — but the green light to transform Dulles into another Atlanta with better architecture.

United's plan for Dulles airport is a go. And, no, I'm not focused on the AI slop-esque renderings — “These aren’t real designs.” — but the green light to transform Dulles into another Atlanta with better architecture. byerussell.substack.com/p/uniteds-vi...

Vancouver, International Terminal (opened 1996), by Architectura, and HNTB. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbgBvPIR4gF/

Copenhagen, Terminal 3 (opened 1998), by Vilhelm Lauritzen. 📷 via Living Architecture, 2000. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Dbifq6_xYmx/

Juneau (renovated 2026), by MCG Explore Design. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbO_SeoTZcz/

As someone who travels frequently and takes a lot of calls in airports, I love seeing these work pods in an airline lounge. Much better than taking a call out in the open. More on lounge design: byerussell.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

Bucharest Airport postcard . #Romania #Bucharest #Travel #AirportArchitecture #Aviation #Avgeek @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com

Check out the plan to revitalize Dulles Airport. While Trump is championing it, it is very much United's plan for the airport. What do you think?

Vancouver (opened 1968), by Thompson, Berwick and Pratt. 📷 City of Vancouver Archives. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Dba5KZ1RsSJ/

Appleton (renovated 2025-26), by Mead & Hunt. 📷 @petchmo.bsky.social. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbYQ-hozAsp/

Vancouver, International Terminal (opened 1996), by Architectura, and HNTB. 📷 Architectural Record, Nov. 1997. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbV6JxkTQ5t/

The Thames estuary, New Jersey’s Great Swamp, the Everglades, even Palmdale — plans for mega jetports that never got off the ground. @englishrail.bsky.social

Airports for the Supersonic Age

Infrastructure of an era that never happened

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Trump is reportedly unveiling his plans for Dulles Airport today. Before he does, read my scoop on the plan: open.substack.com/pub/byerusse...

A $21 billion plan for Dulles

The plan Washington Dulles International Airport needs but at what cost?

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Vancouver, 1984 (opened 1968), by Thompson, Berwick & Pratt. 📷 City of Vancouver Archives. #airportarchitecture @yvrairport.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DbTNqolz3Uo/

Prince Rupert (opened 2016), by STUDIO 531 with ULAC. 📷 STUDIO 531. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbMdpQWTa6H/

Vancouver, International Terminal (opened 1996), by Architectura, and HNTB. 📷 Architectural Record, Nov. 1997. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Da-y8dgRFml/

Juneau (opened 1949). 📷 University of Alaska Anchorage, Archives & Special Collections. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Da9Ba-MTlK8/

Osaka Kansai (opened 1994), by Renzo Piano, and Nikken Sekkei. 📷 Architecture, Jan. 1995. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbBZq0vT0j8/

Skagway. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbMW9yqTOlz/

Anchorage, North Terminal (opened 1982), by McCool-McDonald Architects. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbB6jB_TqiV/

Juneau (renovated 2026), by MCG Explore Design. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DbJwPGHTokt/

Anchorage, C terminal expansion (opened 2004), by McCool Carlson Green Architects. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Da1n1fezF_Z/

Washington Dulles, Concourse E (opening 2026), by PGAL. #airportarchitecture byerussell.substack.com/p/the-first-...

Rome Fiumicino (opened 1961), by Amedeo Luccichenti, Vincenzo Monaco, Riccardo Morandi, and Andrea Zovifteri. 📷 Eugene Harris/University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Dau5KQcxVLP/

Kotzebue. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/BhpWLqyAW2d/

Bangkok Don Mueang, 1960. 📷 Harrison Forman/University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Daps6ZkR-WC/

What's your favorite airline lounge? Mine is somewhere with quite nooks, open spaces, on point design and panoramic views. Terraces a big plus! byerussell.substack.com/p/welcome-to...