DESIGN:ED Podcast: Luis Vidal
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Petal Connector, Pittsburgh International Airport
Architects & Firms
Luis Vidal + Architects founder Luis Vidal joins Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED Podcast to discuss quality airport design, submitting to competitions, and how he grew his firm from his living room to a global architecture brand.
“We need airports to play a more active part in the community—with the arts and sports, and, of course, commercial and cultural spaces. I always say that airports are the cathedrals of the 21st century. Cathedrals were places where society met on Sunday mornings around Mass and where economic and social activity happened. So why can't we have that happen in an airport, and not just have them be a place from where planes take off and land? That's where we're taking airport design today.”
- Luis Vidal
Hosted by Austin, Texas–based architect Aaron Prinz, Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED podcast has featured the most renowned architects of our time—such as Art Gensler, Kengo Kuma, and Glenn Murcutt, as well as rising professionals in the next generation, such as Pascale Sablan, Michael Murphy, and Jenny Wu, all available in our library.
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