The Effect Of Shell And Active Structures On The Sustainability Of Airport Terminals

Abstract

The concept of sustainability in contemporary architectural design is linked to the development of technology and its employment in architectural production. It represents a motive for architects to present new and innovative formulas for interacting with the surrounding environment on several levels, including environmental, social, and economic ones. Structural systems vary to meet the functional requirements, especially in interactive spaces that require large areas, such as airport buildings in order to enhance the principle of sustainability in the performance of those buildings. Hence, it is necessary to define the field of study of those systems and reduce the field of research by stating only two types, which are shell and active facilities, Due to scarcity of using them in local architecture, and lack of knowledge. Some specialists consider it one of the best types of coordinated construction systems for the link between architectural form and expressive performance in contemporary architecture.