Rebecca Maloney
Americas Press Office ,Boston
Arup and SOM collaborate to complete Phase 1 of the expansion of Terminal 4 at JFK Airport for Delta Air Lines.
The joint venture between Arup and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, known as ArupSOM, were delighted to attend the grand opening on 24 May 2013 of the new Terminal 4 for Delta Air Lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City. The new $1.2b terminal complex consolidates Delta’s operations at JFK, allowing the airline to move out of aging facilities in Terminal 3 and improve the passenger experience for the estimated 11m Delta passengers who will pass through every year.
ArupSOM was the designer of the original Terminal 4 building, which opened in 2001. This latest project includes the expansion of Terminal 4’s Concourse B and the addition of new security facilities. The redevelopment also features expanded shopping areas, the new 24,000ft2 Delta Sky Club, and new domestic baggage claim facilities to speed the transfer of passengers from international to domestic flights. SOM, which has a long and productive history of work at JFK starting with the 1958 completion of the International Arrivals Building, was the lead planner and architect of the project, while we acted as the building and civil engineer.
This newest expansion continues to fulfill the original master plan for the terminal by strengthening support of operations within the context of the terminal’s central column-free space, with its plentiful views and natural light.
We provided a full slate of services on this project, including structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; civil engineering; acoustics consulting; fire and life safety code consulting; geotechnical engineering; information technology and communications consulting; security consulting; integration management, and commissioning. SOM was the lead planner and architect for the Terminal 4 expansion.