René-Alexander Marey, Senior Airport Architect, NACO, Netherlands

Speaker Biograghy: René is a Senior Airport Architect at NACO, Netherlands Airport Consultants. He has gained extensive international experience on architectural and planning projects, including widely published high-profile signature architecture and urbanism projects. His architectural experience ranges from airports, to high-rise buildings and several museum projects across the world, working for internationally renowned architecture firms. René graduated from Delft University of Technology with a Master’s degree in Architecture, having studied Civil Engineering, Urban Planning and Architecture. Airports have become a major focus for him at NACO, where his work ranges from air traffic control towers to airport city strategies. René is leading the Airport City group within NACO, having developed airport city projects in places such as Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Tehran, Mexico City, Kuala Lumpur, West Java and Sydney.


Day 2 - 21 March
Session: Airport Cities, Transport Connections & Regions

14:30 - 15:00 - A strategy for Western Sydney Aerotropolis
Synopsis: As Sydney’s new airport, Western Sydney Airport will do more than meet forecast aviation demand: it offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to unlock Western Sydney’s economic potential. This presentation outlines a strategy for the development of an ‘aerotropolis’ at Western Sydney Airport. Western Sydney Airport should play a primary role in Greater Sydney’s airport system. Success will require policies that can catalyse the economic development of Western Sydney with an aerotropolis development centred around the airport. Western Sydney Airport represents the largest single catalyst to attract new industries to Greater Sydney’s Western City.

Audience will learn: