Terri Meyer Boake B.E.S. B.Arch. M.Arch.
Professor School of Architecture University of Waterloo

Vancouver International Airport Vancouver, British Columbia   Architectura with Bush Bohlman Engineers

Project Funding: This case studies represents research done with funding from the Steel Structures Education Foundation of Canada and TRACE of the University of Waterloo.

Background:

The Vancouver International Airport was a collaborative effort: Owner: Vancouver International Airport Authority Architect: Architectura Waisman Dewar Grout Carter Inc., Vancouver Partner in charge: Peter Buchanan Engineers: Bush, Bohlman & Partners (structural) Steel Fabricator and Erector: Empire Iron Works Ltd. Project Manager: Pacific Liaicon, Vancouver

The three-storey, 105,000 m2 airport facility confirms Vancouver's reputation as Canada's foremost gateway to Asia, and one of the world's most popular transfer points for connecting flights to North American and European destinations. International and transborder passengers enjoy streamlined security and check-in facilities, advanced baggage-handling technology, a diversified concession court, short walking distances, and an interior design enlivened by British Columbia's scenic outdoors and aboriginal art.

Projected to serve more than 10 million passengers annually by the year 2010, the $350 million expansion program also included the construction of a third runway, and provided additional capacity to the overcrowded, existing terminal, temporarily converted to domestic use, before its recent (and continuing) replacement with a new facility. The attractive and functional design was honoured in 1996 as the winner of the CISC Steel Design Award for the British Columbia region.

Fabrication	Construction: Moment Frame	Construction: Suspended Walkways	Airport Architecture

The case studies represented in this web document represent a condensed body of work that will be available in expanded CD-ROM format from the Steel Structures Education Foundation upon written request.

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Fabrication	Construction: Moment Frame	Construction: Suspended Walkways	Airport Architecture	Domestic Terminal

for additional information, please contact:

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION Ph: 416-491-4552 Fax: 416-491-6461 comments or questions: info@cisc-icca.ca	SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Professor Terri Meyer Boake, BES BArch MArch Associate Professor e-mail: tboake@uwaterloo.ca

last updated February 11, 2021