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'Airport Interiors: Design for Business' Explains How the Global Airport Markets Developed and Why

Posted on: Friday, 16 November 2007, 09:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c74576) has announced the addition of "Airport Interiors: Design for Business" to their offering.

The book provides essential background into the development of the airport business and the design of its interior spaces, whether it is through the masterplanning of circulation spaces or interior finishes. It explains how the global airport market developed and why; who the main architectural influences are; and how interiors have made a commercial difference to how airports are regarded by their operators. It also explains the financial effects of post 9/11 on todays airports in the USA, Europe and the Far East, and why airport operators are looking to the internal spaces as their greatest business asset. In 5-6 sections, each featuring a number of international groundbreaking projects as examples of not only best commercial practice but also innovative design. It covers airports worldwide, taking in regional airports as well as major international hub airports. It also encompasses core subjects such as masterplanning as well as the specifics of retail and airport fitouts.

- Airports and Passengers: Copenhagen International Airport, Barcelona Airport, Bristol Airport

- Architecture and Design: Venice Airport, Dane County Regional Airport, Washington National Airport, Helsinki and Guangzhou Airports, Madrid Barajas International Airport, Edinburgh and Gatwick Airports

- Retail: Schiphol Airport, Gatwick North Terminal, Sydney Airport, Terminal 1 Heathrow, Suvarnbhumi Airport Bangkok, BAA as Airport Operator

- Food and Beverage: Schiphol Airport, Giraffe UK, Douglas Wallace, Munich Airport, Hong Kong Airport

- Leisure and Well-being: Virgin Airlines Clubhouse, Rejuve, Business Lounges at Lisbon Airport Directory of Suppliers.

Airport Interiors provides essential background into the development of the airport business and the design of its interior spaces, whether it is through the masterplanning of circulation spaces or interior finishes. The book explains how the global airport market developed and why; who the main architectural influences are; and how interiors have made a commercial difference to how airports are regarded by their operators. The book also explains the financial effects of post 9/11 on today's airports in the USA, Europe and the Far East, and why airport operators are looking to the internal spaces as their greatest business asset. Lusciously illustrated Airport Interiors is highly attractive to anyone interested in design.

About the author:

Steve Thomas-Emberson has been writing on architecture, design and communications since 1986. Prior to that he was Head of Corporate Development at the Carter Design Group. His first book The Future of Packaging was published by The Financial Times in 2001, this was followed by the publication Bar Futures in 2003. He has contributed to several architecture and design publications, as well as writing for some of the airport industry's leading trade magazines. He lives in Leicestershire with his daughter.

For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c74576

Source: Business Wire

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