b'BAGGAGEMSP19These [baggage carousels] are industrial machines, so theyfaade, it does not visually touch the existing do require notification when theyre starting up. But there is notfolded plate to respect the original design a written requirement of what that notification is, says Howell,while still achieving our desired goals.adding that airport safety and operational teams reviewed theApril Meyer, who oversaw the recent current bird-sound alert sequences to ensure code compliance. interior design, says that MSPs location on Linking the airport to its surrounding natural setting is hardlya bluff above the rivers influenced aesthetics a new concept at MSP. Terminal 1s primary buildingoriginallyinside the building, as well, from flooring named in honor of aviator Charles Lindberghwas designed bycolors to artwork and lighting. APRIL MEYERLeighFisher and the hometown firm Cerny & Associates in theThe starting point of the vision was where sky meets water late 1950s. They used a style that suggested the structure wasand water meets bluff, says Meyer, an Alliiance principal and hovering above the prairies that surrounded the airfield at that time.senior terminal designer.The jet age architecture included a distinctive concrete folded-plate roof formA Regional Asset, Source of Acclaimthat over time became a source of local pride,MSP is a critical regional economic driver that impacts not only even though the building was too small forthe Twin Cities but also the smaller suburbs of Bloomington, present-day demands, says Ashley Ilvonen,Eagan, Mendota Heights and Richfield. The Metropolitan Airports another Alliiance principal and senior terminalCommission, an 81-year-old public corporation with 14 members designer for architecture.appointed by Minnesotas governor, collectively represents eight We work on a lot of terminals that wereASHLEY ILVONEN regions near MSP and has six nearby general aviation facilities built in this vintage1960s, 1970sthat are now undersized,within its purview.Ilvonen says. As we evolve the spaces I like to ask, Have weA 2016 economic impact study revealed the system supports done this building justice? So as we developed MSPs new87,000 jobs and $15.9 billion in annual business revenue. MSP AirportImprovement.comJanuary | February 2025'