A Gateway to Indianapolis
and a Sustainable Future
Indianapolis International Airport Colonel H. Weir Cook Terminal
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
“We wanted to create a memorable new image for the city while at the same time take some of the stress out of flying.”
John Kish
Former Executive Director, Indianapolis Airport Authority
The 1.2 million-sq.-ft. Colonel H. Weir Cook Terminal is America’s first post-9/11, sustainably focused, greenfield air terminal.
The terminal acts as a world-class gateway to Indianapolis while providing exceptional customer service and flexibility for future changes.
At the heart of the terminal, a 200-foot-wide room creates a great “Civic Plaza” where art, retail, social and civic functions converge. Capped with a hyperbolic glass and steel skylight, this room has become a threshold to the “crossroads of America.”
In a 2010 J.D. Power and Associates survey of 12,000 passengers, the Indianapolis Airport received the highest customer satisfaction score of any North American airport. Airports Council International named it the best airport in North America for 2012.
Architect magazine reported that the new air terminal “creates an iconic destination for travelers to this Midwestern capital city while proving that it’s possible to decrease the airline industry’s environmental footprint.”
This is the world’s first complete airport campus to earn LEED certification and one of the largest LEED-certified projects in the US.
LEED CERTIFICATION
LEED certified
SIZE
1.25 million sq. ft. / 116,100 sq. m.
40 gates
SERVICES
Architecture
Facility Programming
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
Lighting Design
Terminal Design
Terminal Planning
AWARDS
Highest Customer Satisfaction Score – J.D. Power and Associates
National Partnership Award – Transportation Security Administration
Monumental Award for Architecture – Keeping Indianapolis Beautiful
First Place, Best Overall Specialty Retail Program, Medium-Sized Airport – Airport Council International-North America
Award of Merit – IES North America
Section Award – IES St. Louis
Green Building Award of Merit – Midwest Construction magazine
#1
J.D. Power and Associates North American Customer Satisfaction score
and ACI ranking of Best North American Airports
21%
Amount by which the facility’s energy efficiency exceeds ASHRAE standards
NEWS
14 March 2013
“Indianapolis International Airport Named Best in North America”
HOK News
15 February 2012
“2011 ACI Airport Service Quality Awards”
The Moodie Report
2 February 2012
“Buildings Convey City’s New Attitude”
The Indianapolis Star
11 November 2011
“Indianapolis International Earns LEED Certification”
Inside Indiana Business
28 February 2011
“Places that Work: Indianapolis Airport”
Metropolis
24 February 2010
“HOK-Designed Terminal at Indianapolis International Airport”
ArchInnovations
19 March 2008
“Indianapolis Pinning Lots of Hopes on Airport Project”
New York Times
