Norman Foster, Romero to build Mexico airport

British architect Norman Foster and Mexican colleague Fernando Romero have had their design chosen for Mexico City’s new $9.2-billion (Dh33.7 billion) airport.

Foster is one of the world’s leading architects and designed the Beijing Terminal 3 airport. Romero is the son-in-law of Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim.

The new Mexico City airport will cover nearly 4,600 hectares of former lakebed adjacent to the present, over-crowded facility. It will have six runways and capacity to serve 120 million passengers per year when it is finished.

The airy, lightweight, membrane-roofed terminal is designed in the form of a giant “X”.