Gudmund Stokke, Principal Partner, Nordic Office of Architecture, Norway

Speaker Biograghy: Gudmund is involved in the design of airports, urban developments, hospitals, housing and industrial buildings. He has extensive experience in airport design, and has been in charge of the master plans and terminals of more than 15 airports. He is the chief planner and architect of the Oslo Airport Gardermoen, and also the chief architect for the New Istanbul Airport. He has a wide experience in planning and design of large, complex projects, as well as knowledge of leadership and management of multi -disciplinary design teams. He is one of the founding partners of Nordic Office of Architecture, with about 130 employees.


Day 3 - 27 March
Session:
Increasing Airport Capacity


09:05 - 09:30 - Doubling size while remaining the most punctual airport in Europe
Synopsis: Oslo Airport, being the second largest airport in the Nordic countries, has had a continual and rapid increase in passengers over the last 15 years. The design and planning of the development project (T2 project) has been a major challenge for the airport operator. Now the focus and main challenge is to maintain operational capability and customer satisfaction while the terminal is undergoing open heart surgery. It is essential that the supreme functionality and architectural quality of the original terminal be maintained and enhanced in the new facility. This project increases the floor area from 140,000 m2 to 260,000 m2.

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