b'50 COU TERMINALSPHOTO: COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT the area before designing a new terminal. Gain an understanding of the communitys sense of place, get inspired by the natural environment and collaborate with the arts community to integrate meaningful artistic expressions into the architecture, he advises. For instance, the Missouri River inspired the color and material palette selected for COUs new terminal. RS&H also collaborated with representatives from the University of Missouri to identify potential branding opportunities that would affect design decisions. Parks emphasizes the importance of meeting with a wide variety of groups, The new baggage claim area includes brandedsuch as the Airport Advisory Board and elements from the University of Missouri, and thelocal community organizations, to help fight song plays when the carousel turns on.determine their needs and wants. There were some great ideas brought forward by McDonnell and other outside partners wasDowse. Burns & McDonnell has a class- the public that we were able to utilize, he extremely helpful. We didnt have enoughleading commissioning team, he remarks.remarks. The team also offered multiple staff to be able to manage a project of thisThey know how to work with theopportunities for the public to see the size and do everything else to operate thevendors and the design-builder to get theterminal while it was under construction. airport, explains Parks.equipment all squared away and working. We were super proud to make sure that Having a commissioning team, andGratton stresses the importance ofeverybody had a feeling that this was their trusting that process, is essential, addsdoing research and getting to knowterminal. This is not a terminal just for Columbiathis is for all of mid-Missouri. Like Parks, Fuemmeler highly values community involvement. Shortly after Nabholz Construction was selected as the design-builder, the firm shared early design renderings with the public. They get everybody excited, Fuemmeler reasons. Throughout the project, Nabholz also offered public tours and invited Would data analyticsgeneral feedback from the community. on your travelersBeing able to open that up and include the public made for a fun process, and behavior affectI feel like people are closer and more connected to the airport as a result of it, major decisions? he reflects.Revitalize airport parking with Park AssistsComing Upinnovative M5, an automated parking guidance system (APGS). Mine dataThe next major project in the works at analytics to learn length of time in garage,COU is repurposing a 10,000-square-foot high traffic days/times, occupancy reports,building for rental car counters, airport turnover, and much more.administration offices and future TSA offices. The facility is located at the south end of the new terminal and is currently under design by Burns & McDonnell. After it is completed, the airport will focus on more parking improvements. parkassist.comJuly | August 2023AirportImprovement.com'