Forum A+P 08
POLIS University publishes the “Forum A+P” journal, the only scientific and cultural magazine in the Albanian –speaking countries for the fields of architecture and territory planning. This magazine is recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Academic Degrees Evaluation Committee and has an ISSN international registration code in France. The magazine is published in Albanian and English language and contains a package of scientific, informative articles and analysis.
POLIS University publishes the “Forum A+P” journal, the only scientific and cultural magazine in the Albanian –speaking countries for the fields of architecture and territory planning. This magazine is recognized by the Ministry of Education and Science, the Academic Degrees Evaluation Committee and has an ISSN international registration code in France. The magazine is published in Albanian and English language and contains a package of scientific, informative articles and analysis.
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Before entering the competition for the<br />
Kansai Air Terminal in Osaka, Japan, Piano<br />
tells of asking the client to visit the site. There<br />
was a moment of embarrassment, but with<br />
great courtesy the Japanese took Piano on a<br />
boat trip. At a certain point on the open sea,<br />
they asked where the airport was to be, and<br />
(approximately 5.5 square miles). “With Tom<br />
Barker, a mechanical engineer with Ove Arup<br />
& Partners,” says Piano, “we investigated<br />
streams of air, from which the form of the<br />
terminal’s roof would emerge. In cross<br />
section, the roof is an irregular arch (in reality<br />
a series of arches of different radii), given this<br />
their host replied, “Here.” Since Osaka had no<br />
room for an airport, the authorities decided<br />
to build an artificial island for it in the bay.<br />
The island would be 15 square kilometers<br />
shape to channel air from the passenger side<br />
of the terminal to the runway side without<br />
the need for closed ducts. Baffles left open to<br />
view guide the air flow along the ceiling and<br />
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