INDIA. GVK-led consortium Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited has appointed Zaha Hadid Architects to design the new airport’s Terminal 1.
London-based Zaha Hadid also designed the 700,000sq m terminal at the upcoming Beijing Daxing International Airport.
The firm’s other projects have included the Olympic Aquatics Centre in London; the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan; the MAXXI Contemporary Arts Centre in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the Al Wakrah Stadium for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It has a portfolio of over 950 projects across 44 nations.
Zaha Hadid will also design the ATC Tower at Navi Mumbai International Airport as part of its first major project in the Indian sub-continent.
“Our vision is to establish one more landmark airport that will exceed the benchmarks that GVK had set whilst creating Terminal 2 at Mumbai Airport [Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International],” said GVK founder and Chairman and Navi Mumbai International Airport Limited Chairman GVK Reddy.
“We are committed to bringing the best global practices from the industry to design, engineer and build this [highly-anticipated] airport project in India.
“We decided to go with Zaha Hadid Architects, a firm known for its ground-breaking and remarkable architecture. It also has the expertise of delivering a world-class airport design through a highly professional team.”
