BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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Title	BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
View	Interior of the main terminal building, view where one leaves for the gates
Notes	station
Work Type	airport terminal airport
Style/Period	Modern
Creator Name	Kohn Pedersen Fox (Firm)
Creator Nationality	American firm
Date.Creator Birth	20C
Major Design Aspects	symbolic forms and elements crisp angles and shapes natural lighting effects
Elements & Spatial Types	concourse
Climate Type	temperate
Country	United States of America
City	Buffalo
State/Province	NY
Architectural Material	concrete, glass
Structural System	poured concrete
Dates	1996
Century	20C
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Subject Information	The lead member of the design team, the New York firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, considered two historical regional influences when they designed the new terminal: the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, and the importance of aviation and flight to the region. They envisioned a crystalline structure symbolizing flight - and that vision became a reality. Some 27,000 square feet of glass dominate the 350-foot-wide lobby with its 50-foot ceiling and arching walls. When looked at from the air, the terminal itself looks like a giant aircraft poised for flight. Within the main Gateway concourse, a unique 13,000-square-foot work of art has been created on the floor with multicolored terrazzo tiles depicting the history of the region from a geological and sociological perspective. Created by Oregon artist and sculptor Robert E. Calvo, the woven pattern in the center of the design serves as a metaphor for the region, which was created out of the influences of many divergent events. Source: www.nfta.com/airport/ppf.phtml
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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