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TERMINALS 
CID
Designers specified different types and brands of seating and 
furniture to accommodate various guests. 
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The evolution of aircraft serving CID over recent years added another 
layer of complexity to the project. As airlines transitioned away from 
smaller regional jets to larger narrow-bodies, the airport’s original gate 
spacing and apron circulation areas became insufficient. “When the 
airlines started upgauging, that was a big problem,” Scott remarks. “The 
larger aircraft had to sit in the footprint of what two used to.” 
To address this, the airport expanded its apron and relocated cargo 
operations away from areas where passenger aircraft circulate. “These 
things don’t necessarily get captured in this project,” Scott says. “But that 
was the vision—we saw this coming and needed to program that in.”
Timeless, Community-Driven Terminal
Mead & Hunt served as architect of record, interior 
designer, lighting designer and project manager 
across all four phases of the modernization and 
expansion. From the outset, the design team faced 
a unique challenge: creating a cohesive, modern 
terminal that would be built over many years. “As this 
was a phased project that likely would take many 
years to execute, the design driver was to deliver a 
timeless aesthetic that would seamlessly blend over the phases,” remarks 
Matt Dubbe, national design and market leader for Architecture with 
Mead & Hunt.
MATT DUBBE
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