Sunday, December 11, 2011

Madrid-Barajas and Nuclear engineering

Since my boyfriend's parents know I am beginning to study architecture, they have begun to share interesting contemporary pieces of architecture they encounter in their trips to Europe. One of the buildings they say reminded them of me was the Madrid-Barajas airport (obviously in Madrid, Spain). It is a 
a little bit about the airport from Wikipedia:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid-Barajas_Airport

"Madrid-Barajas is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. In 2010, over 49.8 million passengers used Madrid-Barajas,[1]making it the country's largest and busiest airport, and in 2009 it was the world's 11th busiest airport[4] and Europe's fourth busiest airport. It opened in 1928, and has grown to be one of the most important aviation centres of Europe. Located within the city limits of Madrid, just 9 km (5.6 mi) from the city's financial district and 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of the Puerta del Sol, Madrid's historic centre. The airport name derives from the adjacent district ofBarajas, which has its own metro station on the same rail line serving the airport." 

From what i have looked at the pictures on google looks like terminal four is the most interesting ."Terminal 4, designed by Antonio Lamela and Richard Rogers
The interior is very interesting and playful, very colorful and wavy. Here are some pictures:

terminal 4 lobby

Terminal 4 exterior
Terminal 3

Terminal 2
Terminal 1





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