World Leading Design Firm, Baltimore-Based RTKL, Named Architect of Record for Retail Development at BWI Airport.

Business Editors

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004

The new retail development getting under way at Baltimore/Washington International Airport now has two world-leading companies behind it. Airport retail developer BAA Maryland, Inc. announced today that Baltimore-based RTKL has joined the project as architect of record.

As lead architect, RTKL will develop design specifications for 140,000 square feet of new and redeveloped retail concession space, including six new food courts. Together with BAA Maryland, the project team will establish guidelines that complement the individual brands, while introducing color, vibrancy and creativity into the overall terminal design. The scheme will form the basis for individual operators to build and design their new stores.

"We couldn't have found a better design partner for this world-class development than RTKL," says James Gascoine, development director for BAA Maryland, Inc. "Their depth of expertise combined with our knowledge and experience as airport retail developers provide a formidable partnership for the new retail program at BWI."

A leader in retail and transportation design, RTKL brings considerable experience to the project at BWI Airport. The company will draw upon its global resources to provide one of the most comprehensive sets of architectural, planning and creative services available in the marketplace today. Since its start in 1946 as a two-person office in Annapolis, RTKL's design signature can be seen in retail and transportation projects worldwide. Its award-winning portfolio ranges from Arundel Mills in Hanover to Spain's Salamanca Rail Station, an urban railway station infused with restaurants, shopping and entertainment.

Over the course of the next two years, BAA's new retail program will be implemented throughout the airport, from the development and refurbishment of the existing terminal to the completion of Southwest Airline's new A/B concourse. The BAA Maryland team is responsible for the subleasing, design, construction, tenant coordination, management and financing of the project. The company is well known for its award-winning airport retail programs worldwide including London Heathrow Airport and the AIRMALL(R) at Pittsburgh International Airport.

About BAA

BAA Maryland, the developer and manager of the new retail program at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, is a project of BAA USA, an affiliate of BAA, the world's leading airport company. BAA owns and operates seven UK airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow). BAA manages all operations of the Indianapolis International Airport and is the master developer and manager of the retail, food and beverage operations at the AIRMALL(R) at Pittsburgh International Airport and at Boston Logan International Airport Terminals B and D/E. BAA has taken significant shareholdings in international airports including Naples, Italy. In Australia, BAA has a stake in six airports with major retail programs in Melbourne and Perth.