HOK earned the recognition in the Travel category for designing LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B. It’s the third time in four years HOK has made Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies” list.
Excerpted from Fast Company:
If you need further evidence of the transformational power of travel, look no further than LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B, designed by HOK. Once a national embarrassment, the airport is now one of the most impressive gateways to the U.S.
Thanks to HOK, along with developers LaGuardia Gateway Partners and design team WSP, the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport joins the ranks of New York’s timeless transportation hubs—Grand Central Station and Calatrava’s World Trade Center Transportation Hub, among others.
HOK designed the $5.1 billion Terminal B concourse on a theme of islands and bridges. Elevated pedestrian walkways have views of Manhattan, and soaring spaces with 60-foot windows dazzle with public artwork installations, indoor gardens, and local shops and restaurants, such as FAO Schwarz, Shake Shack, and the Brooklyn Diner.
It’s also the first airport in the world to earn LEED v4 Gold certification based on its reduced emissions, water and energy conservation measures, and use of recycled materials. The design celebrates movement, technology, light and the great city it calls home.