Speaker Biograghy: Antoinette is a partner at Foster + Partners Architects, and is an architect and urban designer with over 25 years’ experience. Her experience in aviation projects includes developing masterplans for Heathrow and Incheon Airport Terminal 2 and the new Vision for JFK Airport for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 2017. She was partner in charge for several terminal projects including Heathrow Terminal 3, the Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Terminal, concept design for Heathrow T2, Tocumen International Airport, Panama City and Mexico City Airport both under construction. She also led the team for the first commercial spaceport: Spaceport America, in New Mexico, for Virgin Galactic. She is currently co-directing the design team for the expansion of Marseille International Airport.


Day 1 - 20 March
Session: Airport Design, Planning & Development

09:40 - 10:10 - Marseille Provence Airport – expanding the gateway to Provence
Synopsis: Marseille Provence Airport (AMP), a principal French regional airport, expects strong growth in traffic with 11 million passengers by 2025. To improve its quality of service, AMP is preparing for the future by equipping the Provence region with an outstanding infrastructure. Among many major projects, it will expend its 'heart' (Le Coeur) of the airport to transform passenger experience, through introduction of new, simplified processes and increased amenities. AMP is an environmentally responsible airport, committed to sustainable development. In this presentation Marseille Provence Airport and Foster, the architect, will cover airport design, planning and development.

Audience will learn:

• Regional airport expansion
• Regeneration of existing infrastructure, improvement of operational processes
• Making airports that reflect the region, making gateways to the region
• Improving passenger experience and quality of services
• Environmentally anchored to place and culture