TECHNOLOGY AS PRINCIPAL IN FUNCTIONAL PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF SMART INTERACTIVE TERMINALS

Abstract

This article deals with the design of new generation of airports terminals using the concept of smart interactive terminal and presents its main functional zones and technologies. In addition, adoption of technology as symbolic expressive tool in the architecture of airports terminals. Problem of the research is lack of approach and practice of smart interactive terminals functional planning and organization, the previous researches about this type of buildings are dealing with the influence of technology on one functional zone inside the terminal, not taking all functional zones inside it. The aims of research are presenting the influence of technology on all functional zones inside the smart interactive terminal and understanding the connection between them, this study will look also at the transformation of airport terminal interior design in relation to technology and automatic passengers processing systems. additionally, introducing the functional planning of smart interactive terminals buildings and its architectural design features. The results of developing a smart integrated terminal are presented. A comparative functional analysis was done of the proposed terminals as well as its design and technology.