dublin quays airport
architect: reenie (karin) elliottbuilding type+location: short take-off and landing airport, dublin, ireland
invisible elements:
- subtlety of boundaries between international airspace and nationally regulated territory
- delineation of ‘airside’ and ‘landside’
- security surveillance (nowadays visible)
- customs control zones (nowadays visible)
- baggage handling
- the nostalgia of departure
- ‘anchor merchandising’
- remote and exotic destinations listed on departures boards.
completion date: perennially incomplete