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Old May 5, 2021 | 9:42 am
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writerguyfl
 
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Originally Posted by RAD_PDX
A few new photos here, although still no rendering of a future expanded lounge.

https://pdxnext.com/Stories/Details/...nal-renderings
From this article:

"It'll be the Instagram moment," says Lia Peacock, designer at ZGF [the architect], with a laugh. In other words, the vibe of the space will probably draw our attention away from those customary shoe selfies. (Don't worry: The airport will still have plenty of carpet, along with other flooring materials better suited to certain new spaces.) There's a Pacific Northwest wow factor to the main terminal designs that Lia hopes travelers experience when they pass through it for the first time. She calls it an "immersive forest experience," which sounds like our kind of thing.
Maybe I'm too old to understand, but I hope the architects put function over form. To me, the last thing an airport needs to do is worry about "Instagram moments."

No one (sane) visits a city because it has a pretty airport.
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