Speaker Biograghy: Emin Atak is involved in the development sector of airport planning for Istanbul New Airport and has been involved in masterplanning studies of the airport for two years. He is now responsible for commercial development of the airside and landside facilities at INA. Emin is specialised in economic development of infrastructure projects as a civil engineer with a Master's degree in Construction Economics from UCL, London. He is also certified ICAO Annex 14 and has deep experience in project development and management.


Day 1 - 15 March
Session: Airport Cities & Transport Connections

12:00 - 12:30 - Grand Airport City Istanbul – airport cities, beyond logistics and business
Synopsis: Airport cities have been increasing as a project type in past years. However, most of these projects are simply support areas for the transportation and cargo logistics of the airport. With the Grand Airport City in Istanbul, we are proposing a city that operates in all ways as a traditional city. The development will be directly connected to the airport, in the same way train stations are connected to cities. This model should provide a highly efficient platform for remote travellers and others to use the facilities in a much more efficient and vital way.

Audience will learn:

• How to navigate the technical restrictions of building close to an airport
• How to lay out a use distribution that facilitates a highly interactive commercial environment
• How to create an environmentally sustainable development pattern for airport-related surroundings
• How to integrate local and regional transportation in a fluid and responsible strategy for an airport and airport city
• How to create viable, mixed-use landside developments