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FEATURES | AIRPORT DESIGN<br />
NAME BEN GURION AIRPORT, TEL AVIV<br />
BUILT 2004<br />
This dishy-looking terminal is built around a central<br />
rotunda, above which fl oats a concrete bowl that lets in<br />
light and air. Designed by Moshe Safdie as a practical<br />
solution to growing international traffi c, the airy building<br />
surrounds a courtyard garden, planted with native<br />
species mentioned in the Bible, while the adjoining<br />
passage is clad in the same stone as the Wailing Wall.<br />
78 | TRAVELLER<br />
WHAT SONDICA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BILBAO<br />
BUILT 2000<br />
What could be more natural an inspiration for a centre of<br />
aviation than bird life? This airport, designed by Spain’s<br />
most celebrated architect, Santiago Calatrava, is formed<br />
from two sinuous white concrete wings that soar up to<br />
meet at a raised tip at the centre, earning the building<br />
the nickname La Paloma (The Dove).
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