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Infrastructure · Contemporary

Queen Alia International Airport

Foster + Partners · Amman, JO · 2013

Key featuresA roof of 127 shallow concrete domes on columns, inspired by Bedouin tents, shades the terminal.

Architect
Foster + Partners
Place
Amman, JO
Year
2013
Typology
Infrastructure
Movement
Contemporary
Region
Middle East
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