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 BWI abbr. British West Indies ." 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 Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
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 A/B Airborne A/B Afterburner (jet engines) A/B Air Blast A/B Answerback A/B Auto-brake A/B Air Bus A/B Afterburning 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 “Heathrow” redirects here. For Heathrow, the village, see Heathrow, London. “LHR” redirects here. For other uses, see LHR (disambiguation). London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL and the AIRMALL(R) at Pittsburgh International Airport “PIT” redirects here. For other uses, see PIT (disambiguation). Pittsburgh International Airport (IATA: PIT, ICAO: KPIT, FAA LID: PIT . 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 Indianapolis International Airport (IATA: IND, ICAO: KIND, FAA LID: IND) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) southwest of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. and is the master developer and manager of the retail, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. operations at the AIRMALL(R) at Pittsburgh International Airport and at Boston Logan International Airport For the Logan airport in Billings, Montana, see . Logan International Airport (IATA: BOS, ICAO: KBOS, FAA LID: BOS) in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States (and partly in the Town of Winthrop, Massachusetts), is one Terminals B and D/E D/E Depression/Elevation (Angle) . 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. |
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