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Y E A R B O O K A N D D I R E C T O R Y 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
TERMINAL 2
Kuwait International Airport is continuing to
blaze a trail for air transport in the Gulf region
with the construction of its ground-breaking
new passenger Terminal 2.
Capable of handling up to 13 million passengers a
year on opening – with scope for expansion up to
25 million – the new facility will be situated to the
south of the current terminal.
The design is being undertaken by a consortium
led by Foster+Partners in association with Gulf
Consult, and includes Arup, Netherlands Airports
Company and Parsons Brinckerhoff. The Ministry of
Public Works is overseeing the architectural and
design phases.
The new 140,000m2 four-level passenger terminal
is designed in a trefoil plan, comprising three sym-
metrical “wings” of aircraft contact gates. The façade
of each wing spans 1.2 kilometres and all three radi-
ate out from a central concourse under a single roof
canopy, with a dramatic 25m-high atrium.
The 60m span roof canopy extends to shade a
vast entrance plaza and is supported by tapering
concrete columns.
Capable of handling up to
13 million passengers a year on
opening – with scope for
expansion up to 25 million –
Terminal 2 will be situated to the
south of the current terminal.
Images: Foster+Partners
New terminal aims for world first