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Let’s forget about places of departure, arrival or passage.

In the future we expect airports as tourist and entertainment destinations.

This evolution is carried out by three architects ( Terence Young, Andy Bell and Pat Askew) currently engaged in the conversion and transformation of some of the main airports in the USA.

According to them, in the next 20 years airports will become a place where people will want to stay rather than a place to travel.

The key is to recreate places of aggregation similar to historic centers.

Singapore Airport recently inaugurated a Zen area decorated with a recurring motif of an orchid representing the national symbol flower.

In Abu Dhabi, in addition to the roof that recalls the desert dunes, you will find an art gallery surrounded by luxury boutiques.

The Economist has defined all international airports and their population as the “Sixth Continent” as multi-ethnic, diverse, cosmopolitan and hyperconnected.