b'TERMINALSLAX 15relationships with the Los Angeles Department of Building andimportant, McLean advises. Over the long term, the project goals Safety, the fire department, police department and so forth, hestayed the same: We needed to modernize these two terminals reports. Getting the key people in a room or on a call and beingand integrate with the APM system, he relates. The direction able to have discussions and being very open with them andmay have been altered from time to timebut we always knew building that trust really made a difference, he shares. Beingthat the goal was still the same.able to have those conversations, I think, is an absolute lifesaverExtensive utility work, shutdowns and temporary relocations in terms of both time and just getting the thing done. required careful planning, and key project teams worked closely During construction, teams used preparation and communicationwith LAWA and Delta to maintain terminal functionality. There to minimize the impact on travelers. Everybody did a great jobwere a lot of charrettes and a lot of teaming involved to make sure making sure that the preplanning of these adjustments for path ofthat the finished product was doable by keeping the terminals egress and travel was communicated in the wayfinding effortssooperational, Brunswig notes. He recommends assembling a that it wasnt a tremendous impact, Brunswig says.cohesive team that collaborates effectively and shares a common McLean adds that LAWA and Deltas experience with theiragenda to achieve the desired outcome despite challenges or prior remodel of Terminal 5 helped identify potential painchanges that will invariably arise. points to avoid. LAWA and Delta worked hard to create aTeamwork was particularly critical in thorough implementation plan, making sure that the designavoiding existing utilities under the new and construction team understood all the intermediate phasesTerminal 3 connector. Matthew Johnson, and operational changes needed to help ease the stress ofprincipal in charge with Gensler, notes that construction for their passengers, he recalls. the contractor and design teams structural Among the overabundance of information that must beengineers were surgical about knowing where communicated, the end goal for the project is perhaps the mostcolumns were. It was literally down to inches on some things, he recalls. MATTHEW JOHNSONBNA - NashvilleLAX - Los AngelesLEADERS IN AIRPORT DESIGNfentressarchitects.comDEN - Denver MCO - OrlandoAirportImprovement.comJanuary | February 2024'