b'12 SLCTERMINALSPHOTO: SLC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Airports, in many ways, are like modern cities, he remarks. Its the Main Street of America. This Main Street is unlike most others, however, because it features an artistic representation of a Utah slot canyon. The tall tensile membrane fins are 400 feet long by 22 feet tall, comprised of aluminum tubing and composite fabric. Every piece was created and positioned just so to reflect light and create the impression of the great outdoors. In Utah, you have this beautiful indirect light shining down into the canyons, Needham says. If you look up inside the airport, youll see the light comes through the clear straight windows and bounces on a canted ceiling, and it shines down into the canyon. In total, $5.5 million was spent on the art, specialty lighting and sound system. The art itself was $4.5 million, and the specialty lighting and sound system is included in the $35 million cost for the internal build-out of the Central Tunnel.Time to ReflectAt the public debut of the Central Tunnel, Bill Wyatt, executive director with Salt Lake City Department of Airports, praised Project Manager Wayfinding signage combines with architectural artworkMike Williams of the firm Making Projects Work, to guide visitors through the terminal.Inc. for keeping a steady hand on the helm throughout the long construction process.Wyatt says Williams acted like an owners representative, making sure everyone wasBILL WYATTwhere they needed to be, on time and on budget. He preaches an integrated team, Soft SeatingDesigned collaboration and communication, and hes for Comfort & Durability everything youd want in someone leading a project like this, explains Wyatt. For the team as a whole, earning LEED Gold certification for sustainable design strategiesMIKE WILLIAMSand construction was a notable achievement. With Phases 1 to 3 complete, SLC now has a 909,000-square-foot central terminal building with two concourses, a 1,000-foot connecting tunnel and 45 new gates. With the majority of construction behind it, the team has a lot to celebrate. Im most proud of how our team all pulled together and they didnt wring their hands, Fauvell reflects. They knew how important it was to avoid delays so we didnt burn through unrecoverable money.Williams is also enthusiastic about the projects collaborative process and results. Im still pretty amazed every day at this program and what we have been able to accomplish, he comments. I walk through that facility, and I think its just beautiful. So many things we were trying to accomplish in the look and feel from the beginning have turned out wonderful.Needham considers the design experience at SLC a once-in-a-VISIT US AT BOOTH 516 lifetime opportunity. at Airport Planning Design & Construction Symposium Stay tuned: Additional gates will open in fall 2025, and theentire New SLC is slated to be finished in 2026 with a total ofairportseatingalliance.com|info@airportseatingalliance.com 94 gates. January | February 2025AirportImprovement.com'