AEROTROPOLIS
Submitted by onthemove on December 17, 2008 - 17:15.L'aeroporto diviene città? È un luogo da vivere con energia, è il simbolo della globalizzazione” intervista a Massimiliano Fuksas, di Cristina Nadotti (La Repubblica, 29 febbraio 2008)
AEROTROPOLIS Major airports are key nodes for global production and enterprise systems offering them speed, agility, and accessibility. They are also powerful engines for local economic development attracting aviation-linked businesses of all types to their environs...
The Aerotropolis (By STEPHEN MIHM)
In September, Bangkok witnessed the opening of the Suvarnabhumi Airport, which when finally completed will include virtually all the components of a major metropolis: shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, hospitals, an international business center, conference and exhibition spaces, warehouses and even a residential community. Traditionally, of course, airports have served cities, but in the past few years airports have started to become cities unto themselves, giving rise to a new urban form: the aerotropolis.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Aeroporti e Aerotropoli
un articolo di A. Boeri