Above us the waves

摘要

Three short minutes are all it could take, in a best-case, luggage-free scenario, to get from plane to car on arrival at the new Terminal 2 at Heathrow airport, such is the compactness of the building and the direct and logical navigation. That is the hope of architect Luis Vidal, who expects the terminal to set new standards for passenger experience with the help of a spectacular, undulating steel-framed roof, designed both to allow in natural light and to aid intuitive way-finding by means of its distinctive contours.