When designing transfer-hubs we focus on people: they pass through these hubs 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The quality of space in urban mobility projects is strongly connected to engagement at a human scale within a larger volume of spaces. Various user groups require responsive solutions in which to bridge individual circadian rhythms and life patterns. These solutions look to create microclimatic conditions of space within a very specific local context. As designers who advocate for unique sensory experiences, our main challenges are the means by which design can influence perceptions of space and what architecture can do to bring human experience to the fore. - - - - - Martin is an Architect and Associate at UNStudio (http://www.unstudio.com). He received his degree from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Before joining UNStudio Martin worked for several architectural offices in Austria, Germany and the USA. Martin is an all-round architect, specialized in parametric design. He has worked on several major projects, such as the Abu Dhabi Media Zone for twofour54, the UIC mixed-use high-rise towers in Shenton Way, Singapore, and the Qatar Integrated Railway, a large-scale infrastructure development for the new Doha Metro Network in Qatar. - - - - - Aerial Futures is organized by PLANE—SITE (http://www.plane-site.com) Founding member: Fentress Architects (http://www.fentressarchitects.com) - - - - - In coordination with the 15th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, AERIAL FUTURES, GROUNDED VISIONS: Shaping the Airport Terminal of Tomorrow was a two-day symposium that took place from October 17th to 19th, 2016. The symposium brought together diverse voices in a discussion about the future of air travel, as seen through the lenses of architecture, design, technology, culture and user experience. Airports and the aviation industry are at the frontline of global demographic shifts, acting as economic engines and cultural icons. Despite being among the youngest of building typologies, airports are taking the lead as intricately-designed, highly frequented and resource-intensive structures that define how we travel, trade and connect with each other. Sessions at the symposium incorporated presentations and roundtable discussions regarding various aspects of airpot design. Aerial Futures was organized around four main themes represented in the following panels: Fantastic Infrastructure: 21st Century Terminals, Icons and Engines: Catalysts for Urban Development, Getting to Departures: User Experience, and Landing in the World of Tomorrow. Participants included: Frank Barich, Barich Consulting Nelly Ben Hayoun, NBH Studios Miklos Deri, Drive Through Airport Lukas Feireiss, Studio Lukas Feireiss Curtis Fentress, Founder & Principal, Fentress Architects Anna Gasco, ETH Zurich / Future Cities Laboratory Max Hirsh, University of Hong Kong Christian Henriksen, Nordic Office for Architecture George Kafka, &beyond collective Agatha Kessler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Jonathan Ledgard, The Droneport Project / EPFL Lausanne Tobias Nolte, Certain Measures Dr. Wayne Place, NC State University College of Design Ashok Raiji, Arup New York Andres F. Ramirez, PLANE—SITE Ostap Rudakevych, Clouds Architecture Office Sila Siva, Autoban Alex Sutton, Sevil Peach Architecture + Design Tom Theobald, Fentress Architects Andrew Vasey, Vasey Aviation Group Martin Zangerl, UNStudio

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