Airport Expert Creates the Ideal Layout for LaGuardia Airport (New York) | WIRED

[@Brunners90]

I have absolutely no idea why I just watched a guy talk about airport design for nearly 20 minutes, but I'm glad I did. Fascinating stuff!

[@pawelmoskwa6842]

Like many of us :D

[@binarysignals9593]

google knows you better than you know yourself. Proof.

[@GrubXz]

We just went back to school LoL

[@finishme2753]

This was almost my EXACT reaction after finishing the video just now. Really interesting thought process and insightful about human behavior.

[@UwU-dw9zr]

It’s because of the pen

[@themeatpopsicle]

As someone who has spent entirely too much time shuttling between airports as a condition of employment, I have spent untold hours ruminating about how to better design major airports (*ESPECIALLY* LGA). This was a great watch.

[@floriandietsche9180]

I still don't see how this redesign will improve ground delays at LGA. Way more gates but still the same amount of runways.

[@AwkwardYet]

Florian Dietsche it won’t. It’s to move people around inside the airport easier. Ground delays are a totally different independent thing

[@unbiasedcobra6672]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

[@ElusiveTy]

@mPky1 You're entirely assuming this person's job. You have no idea what they do. There's lots of jobs that require you to travel and most of them aren't to just "shake hands".

[@BK-uy9nj]

Im gonna go out on a limb here and say it’s extremely expensive to rebuild stuff in an airport. But what would i know

[@starkparker16]

Airplanes and Baby: Nobody puts them in a corner.

[@djpfarner9670]

Stark Parker I put my babies in the corner

[@alphajuaan]

drink down that gin and kerosene

[@MrOneNye]

I love any reference to that movie quote 😁

[@starkparker16]

@@djpfarner9670 sure, you put your babies in a corner. But do you put Baby in a corner? No, you do not put Baby in a corner. In fact, nobody puts Baby in a corner.

[@AdamSielicki]

Why not put a corner in a baby?

[@SupermanHopkins]

Having gone through the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport, believe me when I tell you that this guy is *underselling* how amazing it turned out.

[@tjswanepoel6427]

SupermanHopkins he didn’t help at all he is doubling the amount of gates,your just gonna be there longer.The problem is then all the planes will be waiting even longer at the runway due to more traffic on the airport and on the runway.But I guess it still looks cool!

[@joeyknight8272]

@@tjswanepoel6427 doubt

[@GoGoPooerRangers]

@@tjswanepoel6427 you seriously think this guy didn't think about that!? That's literally his job, he's the expert...oi vey.

[@davidkonevky7372]

@@tjswanepoel6427 I really doubt it

[@sygneg7348]

@@tjswanepoel6427 Did'ya go through Tik tok just to get rid of your brain?

[@Lorendrawn]

This guy has an eye for finding problem points and understanding where a stakeholder might get confused.

[@josepajares5684]

He is an architect. We do that all the time lol.

[@ph11p3540]

@@josepajares5684 He's a process engineer too.

[@Gardehesten]

This human centered approach really borders into the realm of design. Of course as an extension of architecture, or perhaps foundation. He is really good at combining more traditional architectural thoughts with the pragmatics of function, systemically, while remaining in the perspective of the user. Great stuff. Bet he has a great interdisciplinary team as well!

[@karateman302]

@mPky1 I mean, it probably is if you're going for machine like efficiency but I think there are a couple nuances that make that not ideal. The human connection of a face to face meeting is much greater than you could get in a Skype session. Also there may be a physical product being discussed and a hands on experience could be extremely beneficial. In that case, either you ship over a person or a product and the latter may be more costly depending upon the situation.

[@ph11p3540]

@@karateman302 When you are doing a high stakes high value business contract and involved in a meeting that seals the deal you really need all your faculties and situational awareness of what is really going on. For that reason alone Skype and teleconferencing will completely miss the boat. Nothing says you absolutely mean business by travelling to your business partner location. Since an executives times is extremely expensive they will often bypass even scheduled airline business class to charter their own private aircraft.

[@vladdtheinhaler6175]

Waiting for the next upgrade in 50yrs where they roast his designs

[@GravitySpace24601]

Different requirements means different designs. He didn't roast the old designs, he show how the requirements of the space changed, and how to accommodate that with a new building on the same land.

[@nelauren]

Good design lasts. ABC tried to redesign their original logo; the one designed by Paul Rand. They spent millions and realized that Rand’s design was best.

[@magellanmax]

15, tops.

[@cityuser]

@@nelauren For them, that was probably money well spent.

[@bohba13]

@@cityuser I'm sure they'd say that. Branding is huge in business, spending millions of dollars to know that they got it right the first time is a great peace of mind for a big name marketing team

[@christopherperez6126]

"Less linear, but just as direct." Absolutely perfect quote to describe a well designed airport.

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

He's like the Walt Disney of airport design

[@JMH702]

Fr

[@ArikHarv]

Lmao

[@PtylerBeats]

He hates Jews?

[@Uchiha9670]

He lowkey looks like Bob Iger’s brother

Yes he hates Jews just like Walt Disney

[@TheLiamster]

At least this airport will actually be built unlike Berlins airport.

[@nicholaswulf4563]

National shame🙈

[@samelmudir]

no where is safe 😂

[@boeingt7236]

they built it. they just didn't build it right and use it. lol

[@herbertgieeesela7294]

Herrlich! Der einzige Grund warum ich überhaupt auf das Video geklickt habe war um irgendwas über BER zu kommentieren und BER ist schon Topkomment 😂

[@1998mukund]

What happened with Berlin's airport?

[@Mike111Chou]

It’s 3am and I got school tomorrow KZbin: aIRpORt Me: oh boi let’s find out

[@emmers2698]

Mike Chou 3am is already tomorrow.

[@carlomansee]

Emmers for me, tomorrow starts when you wake up 😂

[@thatnbaguy8940]

200th like

[@user-xv4he4mt4x]

Your school is now online.

[@logankade557]

Lol school.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

LaGuardia needed him badly. Hopefully he can fix EWR as well

[@ifeellikepablo5000]

Avery the Cuban-American yea the security is comically inefficient.

[@mKruter]

I travel through EWR regularly and think it's just fine. Certainly no worse than most other airports. Any issues you have with security are almost certainly not due to an architectural flaw.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

@@mKruter It's been ranked the worst in the US. It's pretty bad for delayed flights, customer satisfaction, and food options

[@madelinecameron]

EWR, the worst in the US? It's definitely not the best but compared to JFK or LGA, it is my choice of airport.

[@mKruter]

@@AverytheCubanAmerican food options??? what's that have to do with architecture???!!!

[@Ficon]

Every architect ever: "We have to address poor design decisions made by the previous architect. This is now the definitive correct solution."

[@a4andrei]

That basically applies to anything. Nothing is perfect, things always change and when you originally design something, it's almost impossible to anticipate every future problem. You can however design something with flexibility in mind which allows for future changes.

[@Ficon]

Andrei Agulescu No doubt. Well-designed vintage objects have their charm and character. But architects specifically tend to go "this was badly done, that's not the right design, here is my correct way" and do that every 10-15 years.

[@mKruter]

couldn't agree more. many of the issues with LGA are due to unforeseeable problems and his solutions will only resolve them temporarily. At least only until the next unforeseeable problem.

[@xinythi]

Resolving current problems sounds exactly like what we should be doing. You can't predict the issues that this design will have until this one is built and then we will improve on this design again in the future.

[@tarettime9392]

Well I think a lot of the problem is scope. As he was discussing earlier LG was originally the line concept and that worked great for its size and needs (already he's applauding an "outdated" technique) but as the needs for capacity grew instead of thinking let's redesign this the airport decided to just expand what was already there. Which worked ok but wasn't built to handle what it needed to which isn't the architects or designers fault rather the buildings owners for only contracting them in a limited scope. It takes a long time for the problems of limited scope solutions to mount up enough to require a whole redesign. He did a pretty good job of blaming the issues on the growing pains of an originally good concept

[@lukatigishvili774]

as an architecture student i would love to have him as my lecturer. he explained whole airport in just minutes

[@1Z0Z5]

As a pilot based in LaGuardia, the portions of the new terminal that are already open are a huge improvement on the old ones. The airport really will be twice as efficient. Plus I’m excited to taxi under bridges :)

[@iTracti0n]

Do the same for Chicago O'Hare _Oh he already did_

[@jasonschwartz8507]

You have a link?

[@iTracti0n]

@@jasonschwartz8507 literally the first 30 seconds of the video. He was hired to redesign O'Hare

[@jasonschwartz8507]

@@iTracti0n Ah thought there was a video about it

[@Bob_Smith19]

And it’s still horrible. So are the other airports listed. Trying to fix something that’s broken in a limited footprint while keeping the existing airport operating leads to a faulty finished product. A total redesign is what’s required but that’s not financially feasible.

[@iTracti0n]

@@Bob_Smith19 Funny you say its *still* horrible since O'Hare is nearing completion of a redesigned. When was the last time you were there

[@BuftaChYmes]

KZbin: Here watch this vid. Me: Why? KZbin: Come on. Me: Ok. Me: Wow, that was fascinating.

[@jerryhu9005]

The algorithm is all knowing! Bow before its omniscience!

[@jerryhu9005]

@@HratchMk XD

[@SmallMediumLarge41]

This video made me think about all the airports I’ve been in and gave me a design perspective on things I’ve already experienced in my day to day travels. Really interesting stuff!

[@chocolatenification]

Thank you for reminding me why I took up architecture, Wired!

[@jalmighty6319]

How’d you forgot?

[@chocolatenification]

@@jalmighty6319 Currently my 4th year studying architecture at uni and things are getting tougher and I'm not in my best for almost a year now which made me lose passion for my studies. This vid just reminded me of why I took up this course and that is to create structures that are not just masterpieces but also helps people in everyday life by making life more convenient, meaningful, and beautiful.

[@Fattman1243]

@@chocolatenification Keep your head up! I've been practicing for 6 years now, and still remember those last years of university/college being a grind (4 year undergraduate, 2 year graduate). If you find yourself running out of steam, the real world can be quite different, in a good way. You can do it!

[@lmhvfd]

@@chocolatenification yeah im also a 4th year. videos like this spark that motivation and make you proud of choosing a degree like this, but as soon as youre done with this vid youre just gonna click on another unrelated video and waste time on that. that spark is short lived.

[@ParallaxRS]

As a kid i'd draw plans of airports for hours, where the check in was, where the resaturants and security was (i was a strange kid) - but this video has just nurtured my young-self's obsession with airport layouts!

[@mat247365]

Same! I’m with you! And I’m still designing my own airports.

[@moover123]

"Perhaps even trains" A major hub like an airport without a mass transit connection, kind of a funny imagination

[@GravitySpace24601]

*cries in Detroit/Michigan*

[@FlyingMaxFr]

'Merica

[@lzh4950]

China's train stations do feel like airports though, not only because of their size & large usage of natural light, but also due to them having separate levels for arriving & departing passengers, the presence of security checkpoints, ID checks, waiting halls, & platform gates that close 3min before train departures ;)

[@red5t653]

To be fair, LGA is the smallest of NYC's three airports, and it's regional flights only. The other two airports, Newark and JFK, both have an AirTrain connection to commuter rail lines (NJTransit for the former and the LIRR and NYC Subway for the latter) Plus there's some potential for subway extensions to LGA, though the exact odds of that are pretty low.

[@wjfw8ij421]

This was so fascinating nice job Wired

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

This was a great video to watch. Just shows that redesigning a terminal or expanding an airport is a lot more complex and challenging than it seems as there is so many aspects to take into consideration

[@SebasGarciaNY]

Port Authority needs this guy... urgently!!

[@Stephaynator]

Yes!! Port authority and Newark Penn station!!

[@bengriffin5146]

11:25 The accidental sausage... Nice one

[@eroica3235]

Ben Y what the lol 😂

[@Zetsuke4]

Lol long shafts with balls if only he drew the head

[@olymolly3637]

Ehh... & 15:45 accidental tiddies.

[@Straightfromshibuya]

As a design student his approach is so refreshing and intuitive.

[@westingtyler1]

This guy: I redesign airports. Coronavirus: I'm about to end this man's whole career.

[@xalbatross1]

Literally :/

[@fuckheinschitt239]

Stupid.

[@dyu8184]

We still use ungodly amount of trace paper in our office for schematic designs. Taking a break just to watch this was worth it.

[@jacksonmacd]

It's that really a common practice? Or was it contrived for the video?

[@Hyorinmaruice]

@@jacksonmacd trace paper is used in many industries! I use trace paper as a stage designer to make my sets better, as a writer when I'm trying to visualize a space, and as an artist when I'm working to understand anatomy. Trace paper is incredibly useful and is incredibly common.

[@davidkonevky7372]

@@jacksonmacd trace paper is very widely used in architecture actually

[@keiming2277]

Changi Airport be like : Good, keep going

[@rexxbailey2764]

LOLS : D

[@SchaffnerMovies]

Only thing I dislike about Changi is the gates. They feel uninviting, narrow and you have the security check there as well. On the other hand, everything else is really nice. Love traveling between the buildings and checking everything out because I have too much time.

[@Peterwhy]

8:47 The "gate lounges A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8" that the interviewee doesn't like is at Changi Airport.

[@JMH702]

Lol

[@valentinaparada6748]

I was also thinking about Changi while watching this video and the issue is that security in general is much more efficient in Singapore than it is in the US. I mean I don't personally like not being able to wait at my gate and then having to go through security right before boarding like they do at Changi but they do it so that you spend more time in the shops and less time at the gates which is a retail-deadzone. Could you imagine having to do security at each gate in the US? It'd be a nightmare, like actual total caos

[@unibawan3244]

Traveled through laguardia a week ago... amazing experience compared to the horror stories I've heard in the past. This guy is SEVERELY underselling how well this design works

[@RockGeek00]

This guy really has a good handle on designing spaces with human centered design in mind, which is in my opinion one of the harder things to do in architecture. Designing buildings like that is pretty complex as you have to balance useability, conscious/unconscious psychology, price and many other variables.

[@ananyagahlot1865]

This guy is a genius, Washington Dulles Airport is a beauty.

[@rajeevk.pathak771]

Superb ! Here is one instance when things emerge positive by "design" (and not by accident!)😀 We as passengers take so many features for granted, but Mr. Ruggiero unravels the subtle underpinnings behind his supra-efficient design of LGA, that is a game changer indeed. A very down-to-earth narration, just like Mr. Peter Masella's brilliant ones on aviation, while airborne...! Thanks for educating us !

[@thedeeprot]

Loving it!

[@lucasy9436]

It really looks amazing now! I didn't know it had been remodeled and when I showed up back in November I was shocked at how nice it was! Nothing like the old one. I would love to travel through airports with this guy lol

[@JulianFoley]

A great deal of visual intelligence in this presentation. Thanks for the clarity.

[@kotonizna]

Students taking up Architecture at this point in time are very lucky. Having access to this kind of study material thru your smart phone or laptop makes a lot of difference in understanding design. Airport is one of the most complex structure to plan and design.

[@MudhaffarAdhwa]

"Linear is efficient for a certain size" CGK terminal 3: I'm going to pretend I didn't see that

[@yohanesfeta6801]

yup

[@joezegers]

I think this just shows that some terminals, like the ones at Dulles (the iconic Eero Saarinen-designed one) or Tampa (also 50 years old while the airsides were completely rebuilt), never age at all, while others, like the one at LaGuardia, do.

[@jeffg7]

I'm looking forward to operating out of LGA with the new terminal and taxiway layout. I can't tell you how much time is wasted sitting after landing for "a plane in the alley" or waiting to push back because only one aircraft can go in or out of an alley at a time. Now if the new layout will cut down on the long line for takeoff too we've got a winner.

[@EbuzzNYC]

Don't you think it's a wasted opportunity not to extend the runways out to Rikers Island? I wish he would have spent that time in talking about ways to improving, including the preferred subway extension and the option to put the AirTrain in for passengers.

[@jeffg7]

@@EbuzzNYC Extend the runways for what reason? LGA serves short range flights, many of which are on regional jets. Longer runways would require extensive environmental study, which would be fought in court for decades, and then not perform any operational purpose. And connecting LGA to the Airtrain and/or subway is well beyond the scope of redesigning the terminal. He's an architect, not a politician.

[@zachthomas7810]

Blue Dude 320 Do you fly 320s or is that just in your name

[@jeffg7]

@@zachthomas7810 My screen name was carefully chosen.

[@EbuzzNYC]

@@jeffg7 I was asking him, and having short term flights limits the airport and it's also the reason why it's one of the least safest airports in the country. With the razing of Rikers, there are opportunities to extend the runways for more room. Having options is always better.

[@hc130radio]

Raleigh-Durham Term 2 is an example of a good design that works well.

[@raphizz338]

The guy just made me passionate about airport design in 20 minutes

[@James_Lim]

It's amazing to see how very annoying problems we experience at the airport are processed and translated into effective design. This is designed thinking at it's best! So satisfying to watch!

[@SpiritHawk7]

Every time he unrolls more translucent paper, I'm reminded of when I'm baking cookies and rip off more parchment paper; having the sheet roll back up on me when I want it to lay flat. He doesn't seem to have that annoying problem.

[@noemierollindedebeaumont1130]

That's the magic of editing 🤗😅 At one point it almost did rewind and i also instantly thought of when my parchement paper does that, annoying ugh ?

[@SUISHIDL]

I love the way the architect broke down the various problems into digestible bits.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Our international terminal is the best. American airports are awful

[@kennywang1707]

nice how "terminal" is in the singular and not plural ... accurate

[@kennywang1707]

As of April 22nd, 2020, "terminal" may now describe the disease afflicting you.

[@joel-cx7hm]

gotta admit that even though singapore is my favourite airport ever, singapore has good interior and services while alot other airports out there have stunning exteriors

[@guneykarabulut8531]

They use Age of Empires 2 Soundtrack in the background LOL

[@markhenry64]

where...?

[@sg27182]

Wendover Productions would love this video!

[@creutzwald1105]

0:07 "Perhaps even trains" Shouldn't an airport of this size have a representative train station? Can't think of going to the airport by car.

[@Adam-yc5vy]

Nyrius yes there is AirTran

[@sudonim7552]

The US is ridiculous in that there is no public transportation to a lot of airports, so you either have to pay exorbitant fees to park at the airport, ask someone to take you there, or hire a shuttle service which is way more expensive than public transportation.

[@twothirdstrio]

@@sudonim7552 i didnt think about this, i thought every airport had to have some form of public transportation!! That's really interesting

[@maitele]

@@twothirdstrio This isn't a universal problem, many airports *do* have public transport access. For example, SeaTac Airport in Seattle has been connected to the city's light rail system for as long as that system has been operational. I believe New York's other major airport, JFK, as well as Boston, also have rail connections at their airports.

[@eyespy3001]

This is LaGuardia’s BIGGEST problem. It’s a total hassle to get there and to leave there without a car. The owners of the airport should have stepped to the city with plans for an air train before any redesigns of their terminals.

[@joelkang7349]

I love that he tried to compare with Singapore's Changi Terminal (with the Gates A1-8) 08:49 and the overall solutions are "build larger spaces"

[@roychang723]

What light box did he use?(name or brand)

[@lukagumberidze8083]

Loved this video! Informative and interesting

[@TheLegendaryLbuck12]

The coolest thing about this video is that this guy gets the title “Airport Expert”

[@srpskihayk]

KCI has a layout similar to what he was talking about. Drop-off to gate is just crossing an aisle.

[@emcee2555]

This was an EXCELLENT watch - almost inspires me to be an architect!

[@cyzcyt]

Basically updating to a design that is about 20 years old at this point. Modern airports in Asia have already been doing this satellite, finger, walk a billion miles to get to the gate with concourse full of shops to sell stuff to passengers, island kiosks design and funnel security checks for decades

[@TeachTalkWithJosh]

Fascinating stuff, I love listening to designers and engineers take existing problems and explain the logic for why a new design works better.

[@MrCTruck]

Congratulations to this guy for having such a deep understanding of buildings and people. I guess thats why he gets to design an airport.

[@Cartoonman154]

This is nothing new

[@michelleneal6860]

This video is triggering my ASMR.

[@min_kgzy]

As an undergraduate majoring in aeronautics, this is amazing !! Definitely worth watching !!

[@Ben7seven7]

The last time I was this early flight delays were a thing of the past.

[@rosspalumbo]

Wired, Bravo. This was a particularly powerful video, extremely inspiring and playfully captivating all at the same time. Thank you.

[@Ficon]

I would not put JFK or O'Hare on my resume...

[@mutated__donkey5840]

Ficon or Newark

[@hadhamalnam]

I mean he wasnt given the leeway to redesign the actual structure at Ohare which is just in general outdated. I would argue that O'hares security area and terminal area have improved a lot considering what they were dealing with.

[@get_emld]

They're going to built A large new Terminal to replace terminal 2, and Two satellites that extend past Terminal 1.

[@Erik_The_Viking]

One idea for dealing with congestion that many foreign airports (especially in Asia) do - have one level for departures, and another for arrivals. This way you can more easily move people and reduce the issues of crowding when one flight empties 200+ people into an already crowded terminal with people trying to get onto their plane. It splits up the crowds and makes better use of vertical space.

[@jcolonna12]

When the virus is affecting airlines so much that they release a video to create excitement around traveling

[@BansheeDarkling]

The section that is finished at LGA is great! So much better. Can’t wait to see the rest finished

[@yepthat4182]

I was TODAY years old when I found out “Airport Design” experts existed

[@DorianTMChannel]

How else would airports be designed? They just magically come up with the design?

[@yepthat4182]

DorianTM Ever been though MIA or SDQ (Santo Domingo, DR) Airport? No matter how early you arrive to these, the last thing you’ll have time for is to ponder whether if was an architech or a fancy Airport Designer who came up with the idea. I wonder how the interview process for these are though 🤔

[@amira99999]

Oh definitely! There's also hospital design experts, hotel design experts, shopping mall design experts, resort design experts, stadium design experts, mosque design experts, church design experts. (I'm not being sarcastic. I know this because I'm an architect. They really do exist.)

[@karlfasselt8230]

Great entertaining and educational format

[@gaarafan93]

What an amazing design! Its like a supermarket decision too: efficiency and less distance between what a person needs to get to. Pretty cool how its minimalism and efficiency is being marketed for airports as well!

[@SaipaiaFinau101]

Wow - this is so cool! Will now look at our own local airport next time I am there to see the design.

[@Pretendship]

right now the perfect airport layout would have automated gun turrets to shred people who don't cover their mouth when coughing

[@revolvency]

As an architecture student, I really appreciate you make this video, thanks wired

[@mikebri5274]

As business traveler and an architect myself, I can truly appreciate the complexity of designing new terminals within the existing grounds of an airport like LaGuardia that serves a major metropolitan area. However, it seems to me that one of the most difficult problems that all three NYC airports (LGA, JFK, and EWR) face is a lack of runways. All three airports are plagued by delays relating to air traffic control. Additional gates has the potential of making the problem worse. Newark Airport is in the process of constructing a new terminal (Terminal One) to replace the aging Terminal A facility which is great. However adding more gates to what I believe is an airport that is currently at or near maximum arrival and departure capacity, has the potential for not really improving flight times, increasing delays, and potentially costing the traveling public even more time and money.

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

mikebri527 just one question, how does Newark not have enough runways? 22 left and right, and I believe it has a runway 11 and 29, in addition, you’ve got four left and right

[@pulsar9354]

Alex Bregman 11 and 29 are just the same runway, so there are 3

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

Pulsar true, lol glad I’m not the only one who knows ewr

[@kngalex]

The delays at the big three NY area airports (JFK, LGA, EWR) have very little to do with runways. Yes, at peak hours, another runway at LGA would be great but the airspace around NYC is one of the most congested airspaces in the world with these three airports (class B) and numerous smaller Class D airports like TEB, HPN, CDW, MMU, FRG. Ignoring the logistical elements with adding new runways like environmental issues, and increased taxiing times, the airspace simply wouldn't allow it. But like I just mentioned, taxi times are a huge factor in delays, especially at KLGA. While the runways for the most part can handle the traffic, the taxiways and terminals were set up in an inefficient manner that this redesign is hoping to address. Other than that, blame the issues on the airspace limitations, not lack of runways.

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

Alex K interesting POV, what do u think of kewr? I’ve nvr had problems with super long taxiing time

[@Martinspire]

Good clip. Interesting to watch, nice storyline on how problems are found and how they are solved. Seems like a very nice airport and Peter seems like he really knows his stuff. Let him come back and talk about other airports and stuff they do well or can do better. I also liked the way drawing was implemented as an aid to understand things better. Have it in more videos because its very helpful!

[@celinaastbury4619]

this guy: new airport design! coronavirus: *menacing chuckles*

[@qfn_]

"this guy" sounds so professional i love it

[@brittanyw6065]

Incredibly neat. Love how he's finding stress points & fixing them. Only thing I'm surprised he didnt mention was everyone's common issue of finding a free plug in the wall for charging stuff while you wait.

[@ICantSplel]

Talk about a first world problem... Make sure your devices are fully charged before arriving and also keep a power bank if needs be.

[@brittanyw6065]

@@ICantSplel ive been on multi-hr flights where my phone battery AND both my power banks get drained- half that time is spent just trying to get a connection to the plane's wifi.

[@mKruter]

@@ICantSplel um, flying is a first world problem. as a matter of fact, anyone watching this video in English on youtube is only going to experience first world problems.

[@poprockstar77]

I had no words to describe why the airport experience was so much smoother in Bergen, Norway than in Marseilles for instance and now You’ve adequately described all of the subconscious elements I wasn’t paying attention to

[@JasonB95]

When you're a hardcore avgeek and randomly come across a video dedicated to airport design. Ultimate bliss. Thank you WIRED!

[@JJ-fk7br]

Given the factors for the "Ideal Layout", I would say that NAIA Terminal 3 has a good layout. It has an island type of check-in counters, spacious waiting area, signs are easy to understand, it is self navigating. I just wish that they would offer more seats for passengers in the waiting area.

[@Zeis]

The Charles de Gaulle Airport is the worst airport I've ever had to go through, bar none. Wish it could be torn down and rebuilt entirely.

[@TheAnsom]

Can't agree more! I've had my worst airport experiences there...

[@Tsagan]

LAX is worst

[@Zeis]

@@Tsagan Haven't been to LAX yet, but the Newark airport sucked too.

[@aviationwithlucas3093]

4 years later, LGA’s Terminal B is now ranked one of the best in the US.

[@Hensepens64]

Nice explanation about the checkin counters. This setup is already in use in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport dince 1970. And yes.. it has the benefits explained. Overall.. nice design...

[@mkvalkyrie]

You know you didn't go out of your way to look this up on youtube, it was recommended and you clicked it, watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@LeBeautiful]

An airport expert. Cool.

[@lilyydotdev]

Keflavík international is LITERALLY the first design he shows when talking about satellite airports, one finger connecting the main terminal to a satellite building.

[@tle7869]

Go help Berlin pls 😬

[@paticemd]

This is so relaxing and interesting at the same time

[@cade_olson]

“Seeing the planes puts your mind at ease” **me who has anxiety about flying** 👀😶

[@Chrischi4598]

I love aviation and architecture. This video was a special treat!

[@RickSolid1]

He’s brilliant no doubt but did he just say, in different ways for 20 mins, to make the airport bigger?

[@bigbadfeeling]

No. It's basically optimization of the available spaces as well as the improvement of the already existing ones when it comes to general efficiency of the building and the well being and experience of the passengers.

[@Cartoonman154]

These designs have been around for decades and are simply applying them to an old airport.

[@mathildebrunet-mercier8743]

I didn't know so much psychology went into architecture, very interesting!

[@debbydhill]

Function and aesthetics, perfect.

[@dagunna3]

he's gonna make it so nice, people are just gonna chill at the airport

[@kevinchen1339]

A minute and thirty seconds in I am already lost but I enjoyed this anyways!

[@0Clewi0]

As long as the secure line is well put I don't mind much about the rest, mostly considering conection flights it's really frustrating to be forced to get out and then pass by security again

[@kloser2550]

When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was going to be a video of Gordon Ramsey drawing... 😂

[@disneymore7941]

This guy should fix EWR, just saying. I know they’re fixing Terminal A already but I think he would make some improvements that EWR needs. Maybe a more convenient Airtrain

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

OMG, I'm an architecture student now, so MOAR!!!!!!!!! as if these videos weren't already amazing, now you're doing architecture?!!! do it!!!!!!! ^_^

[@WhatsUpGazpacho]

Baggage reclaim should be a reverse of check in. An employee gives you your bag. No jostling for your bag. No risk of someone staging your bag. No mistaken identity