O'Hare International Airport Terminal 5 Expansion
- Year
- 2023
- Status
- Built
- Firm
- HOK
- Location
- Chicago, United States
For many, the light-filled, wing-shaped extension of Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport will be their front door to Chicago. The project’s openness gives sweeping views of the aircraft, the city and where one needs to go, reducing sensory overload in an uplifting environment. Public architecture and citizens are celebrated, instilling a lasting impression of Chicago and the joy of travel. Instead of creating a long, extruded bar for the extension, the design team proposed an alternative to bend the bar into a boomerang shape.
For many, the light-filled, wing-shaped extension of Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport will be their front door to Chicago. The project’s openness gives sweeping views of the aircraft, the city and where one needs to go, reducing sensory overload in an uplifting environment. Public architecture and citizens are celebrated, instilling a lasting impression of Chicago and the joy of travel. Instead of creating a long, extruded bar for the extension, the design team proposed an alternative to bend the bar into a boomerang shape.