We’re proud to celebrate our colleague Connor Meighan for winning third place in the Fentress Architects Global Challenge 2024. This project was his final year thesis whilst completing his MArch at Manchester School of Architecture (MSA), where our Founding Director, Stephen Hodder MBE, was his tutor.
Connor’s design concept was as follows:
‘The design concept for Manchester Terminal 4 (T4) envisions a pioneering transport hub that combines space tourism, green aviation technologies, and sustainable architecture. As the UK positions itself at the forefront of the space tourism industry, T4 will serve as a vital connection to emerging spaceports, demonstrating how the aviation and construction industries can reduce environmental impact in the face of the climate emergency in the year 2100. T4’s hybrid timber superstructure minimizes embodied carbon. Engineered timber is vastly more sustainable than steel and concrete, making it the ideal choice for reducing emissions in construction. This project specifically focuses on the use of asymptotic grid-shell and minimal surface structures. Its form, along with a central courtyard, enhances natural ventilation and airflow, while significantly reducing reliance on mechanical systems for climate control and CO2 emissions’
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