China is about to build a giant snow-shaped airport terminal

The 92-hectare station with 5-wing snowflakes in Harbin ice city can receive 43 million passengers a year when it goes into operation.

Design of the third station of Harbin airport.(Photo: Mad Architects).

Architects from Beijing's Mad Architects announced the design of a new airport terminal in Harbin City, a large building with 920,000 square meters of wings, can accommodate 43 million passengers a year. expected. Design inspired by snowflakes falling into the city in the long winter. This is the third station at Harbin Pacific International Airport.

Expected to complete in 2030, the new terminal has a landing zone for 89 aircraft and can handle 320,000 takeoffs and landings each year. In addition to the winter theme, the design engineer team also hopes the station will relate to the future spacecraft.

Harbin, the "ice city" with 9.2 million people, began expanding the airport in 2016. The second station of Thai Binh airport opened in April last year after 2.5 years of construction. The capital of Heilongjiang Province is aiming to become an international air hub in northern China. With the third terminal about to be constructed, Thai Binh airport can receive 80 million passengers annually from 2035 and 100 million passengers annually by 2050.

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