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From: Architexturez-IN <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:42:09 +0530
While MIAL is tightlipped about the finer details, Newsline has learnt
that the design drawn up by MIAL’s master planners—Netherlands Airports
Consultants BV (NACO)—has now been trashed and swapped for a fresh
blueprint executed by the New York office of Skidmore, Owings and
Merrill (SOM), one of the largest architectural firms in the US.
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Now, the peacock-inspired design handpicked by MIAL Managing Director G
V Sanjay Reddy himself of the terminal building has been drastically
changed since it was a “compromise on efficiency and aesthetics”.
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“The main reason for changing the design was that the number of gates
(boarding bridges) was not adequate in the earlier design—we only had
106 aircraft parking bays in all, with 67 nose-in bays. This would
greatly limit and slow down our passenger processing capacity,” revealed
a top MIAL official requesting anonymity.
cont'd....
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Mumbai-airport-opts-for-fresh-blueprint/217074/