Speaker Biograghy: Andrew is a Partner at Grimshaw and has been instrumental in building the practice’s aviation portfolio. Key projects include a new terminal for Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg (Russia), the landside development for Frankfurt Airport and concept design for Istanbul New Airport. Andrew also led the submission for JFK Airport’s new US$10bn redevelopment programme. He has a longstanding relationship with Heathrow, driving several projects across the airport including the Central Terminal Area masterplan, design and delivery of the £650m Terminal 2B, and now the concept design for Heathrow’s ambitious third runway Expansion Programme.


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

10:10 - 10:40 - Heathrow 2050: transforming aviation design and operations
Synopsis: By 2035, Heathrow Airport is aiming to increase its capacity to over 130 million passengers per year following the Government’s decision to support the delivery of a new runway. Having a long-term, sustainable vision that harnesses this growth is imperative, all while maintaining a high level of service for passengers and visitors. Creating both the design and operating model for this large-scale redevelopment is key to the Expansion Programme’s success. A multi-disciplinary design team is collaborating with Heathrow to deliver an extraordinary masterplan, and it is only by thinking and working differently that the innovation required can surface.

Audience will learn:

• Gain an insight into the ambitious vision for the expanded Heathrow
• See an overview of the Expansion Programme, as well as the challenges and corresponding solutions
• View the current masterplan ideas alongside an update of where the project is at in the development process
• Learn about technology horizon scanning, benchmarking and how the design team are framing the innovation challenge
• See the architectural vision with details of place-making and user experience