Within AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects' lipstick-red airport terminal in Boston is a stress-free environment, with ample daylight and finishes rendered primarily in white.
Fragmenting the concrete structure into a pile of cantilevered boxes, the architects textured its surface with evocations of dials, nautical charts, and sedimentary rocks.
On view at Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, the exhibition traces the transit system's history from the handdug tunnels of the 1890s to the automated boring machines of the 2020s.
This vehicular bridge, located in a mountainous area of a small European country, illustrated both the rational and expressive potential of reinforced concrete.