The California Transportation Foundation awarded the City of Long Beach its 2013 Aviation Project of the Year award for Long Beach Airport’s new passenger concourse, designed by HOK. Every year the California Transportation Foundation recognizes outstanding transportation projects in the state. With a design that honors the airport’s heritage, the goals behind HOK’s design were to enhance the passenger experience and environmental performance while bringing back the excitement of flying.
Opening five months ahead of schedule, HOK’s Long Beach Airport Modernization project, which includes the new 45,000-square-foot, eleven-gate passenger concourse is the result of a long collaboration with Long Beach Airport. Since 2005, HOK worked with the airport to envision a comprehensive master plan for the airport’s existing facilities and future development. The award-winning new concourse emerged from an understanding of the airport’s need to be an up-to-date regional airport facility that can accommodate future growth and a community icon that embodies a special sense of place for the city.