Speaker Biograghy: Scott leads C&S Companies’ Terminal Planning Group, based in San Francisco, California. He has 16 years' airport planning and architecture design experience, with the last 11 years focused on terminal planning. He has worked with multiple small to large hub airports to assist them in creating high-level terminal development strategies that meet projected passenger demand, but maintain financial feasibility and promote environmental stewardship. Scott’s core strengths are terminal planning, masterplanning, apron/aircraft parking layouts, and airfield and facilities planning. Scott holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Kansas. Personal fact: He currently lives in San Francisco, California. He has travelled to all 50 states except Maine.


Day 2 - 15 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

14:45 - 15:15 - How to create a flexible terminal plan to anticipate change
Synopsis: Airport terminals are complex facilities with enormous synchronised operations, challenged by an evolving airline industry and local physical environment. Like many airports around the world, Portland International Airport (PDX) is experiencing strong passenger growth, and the evolution of its major carriers. But through the development process, three distinct challenges face PDX in the midst of its terminal redevelopment programme: 1) Major change to airline assumptions; 2) Evolving seismic resiliency requirements; 3) Recent global security concerns. This raises the question: how does an airport plan and design a terminal facility to anticipate change?

Audience will learn:

• Background and evolution of Portland International Airport
• Challenges that PDX faces during its terminal redevelopment programme
• Design themes for flexible concourse expansion
• Lessons learned for successful facility development that anticipates change