Book 2 – In Progress
After publishing my first book, I again realized something: design doesn’t stop once the drawings are done. It evolves, it travels, it lands in places we sometimes forget to look. That’s what brought me here—back to the airport.
This next book began as a presentation I once gave at the Aerotropolis event. Back then, I spoke about airports not just as spaces of transition, but as destinations in their own right. It wasn’t the slides that stayed with me—it was the feeling behind them. The quiet truth about how we experience space when we travel. That idea lingered. And I knew I had to go deeper.
Let’s be honest: most people don’t love airports.
They’re places of waiting, of stress, of overpriced coffee, and endless queues. We take off our shoes, shuffle through scanners, sit in stiff seats. We’re tired before we even board. And yet… there’s still something magical about traveling. Something we all look forward to.
Why?
Because beyond the hassle, there’s anticipation. Possibility. Movement. The feeling that something new is just around the corner.
So here’s the question I want to explore:
Can the airport become part of that joy? Not just a gateway, but an experience that belongs to the journey?
In Design Beyond Form: Airport, the Destination, I want to rethink how we design these spaces—not as in-between zones but as meaningful, contextual destinations. What would change if we designed airports with the same care we give to parks, museums, or marketplaces? What if they reflected the identity of the city they serve, while easing the tension of travel instead of adding to it?
It’s not the form—it’s the context.
Go find out why.
This book will go beyond floor plans and terminal layouts. It will be about travel as human experience—and the airport as one of the first places where that experience begins. Or ends. Or lingers.
What if stepping into an airport could feel like arriving already?
