Speaker Biograghy: Adriano is a Senior Associate and Aviation Architect with global design practice, HASSELL. The past seven years have involved continual collaboration with five of Australia’s capital city airports. These aviation projects include precinct masterplanning, ground transport masterplans, new LCC terminal buildings, forecourt redevelopments, and major terminal expansion projects. On these projects, Adriano has been responsible for the strategic planning and development of major facility expansions and redevelopments. He says, “The experiences within airports and airport terminals genuinely fascinate me. They provide complex planning puzzles that require lateral thinking and an ability to listen, understand and translate into successful design outcomes.”


Day 2 - 21 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

10:05 - 10:35 - The value of adaptable terminals – Adelaide Airport 2005 vs. 2025
Synopsis: In October 2006 Adelaide Airport, Australia, opened its new state-of-the-art, multi-user terminal building. This introduced progressive design concepts with the delivery of swing-gates and glass-sided air bridges. Most significantly, for the first time at Adelaide, the design allowed all airlines to operate from the one purpose-built terminal facility, acclaimed across the wider industry and travelling public alike. Ten years on, Adelaide Airport’s commitment to continual improvement across the entirety of its operation has led to innovative plans for an expansion of the terminal that will ensure the ongoing growth of Adelaide Airport and provide greater efficiencies of airport operations.

Audience will learn:

• Learning from Adelaide Airport’s concept, vision and commitment for the 2005 terminal response to Australian Government requirements and direction
• Critically explore design principles incorporated into the 2005 terminal and the planning principles that considered its future expansion
• Explore how the adaptability of the original design has enabled changes to the terminal building in response to user requirements
• Analyse how design concepts that have allowed Adelaide Airport to operate efficiently for 10 years will ensure continual growth
• The future of airport terminal design and how clarity of brief and vision can ensure ongoing success