1st Edition

Wayfinding, Consumption, and Air Terminal Design

By Menno Hubregtse Copyright 2020
212 Pages 32 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 32 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 32 Color & 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book investigates how international air terminals organize passenger movement and generate spending. It offers a new understanding of how their architecture and artworks operate visually to guide people through the space and affect their behaviour. Menno Hubregtse’s research draws upon numerous airport visits and interviews with architects and planners, as well as documents and articles... Read more
List of FiguresList of PlatesAcknowledgements;  Introduction;  1. Wayfinding and Facilitating Passenger Circulation;  2. Air Terminal Design: Agency and a Functional Aesthetic;  3. Installing Artworks for Wayfinding and Commerce;  4. Movement-Themed Artworks: Affect, Kinaesthesia, and Control;  5. Place-Themed Designs and Mobility;  Conclusion;  Index

Biography

Menno Hubregtse is an instructor at the University of Victoria where he teaches art and architectural history.