We were quite surprised when found out that not all airports have control towers. Nevertheless, these great architecture facilities are worth being admired. There are few interesting facts about airport towers – full control tower structures usually have windows that circle the entire top floor, giving all round vision. The windows are usually tiled outwards at 15 degrees, because otherwise the controllers would see the reflection of their equipment. The ceiling may also be painted black. So, as you can see these functional requirements are pretty much the serious limitations in terms of design.
These original towers are real architecture and design masterpieces because it is not so easy to create original design for such huge building. But as they say there are no limits for human imagination and engineers once again prove this rule. We think that our examples show how some original ideas can be transformed into different designs. For example, if you take a look at Vienna tower you’ll notice that it reminds a big battle ship; Madrid’s tower is made in awesome UFO style, Sydney tower looks like a piece of Russian space station and Fort Worth Alliance Airport Control Tower is a huge ice-cream.
The bottom line is that being creative is not that hard and all you have to do is just turn on your imagination – that’s all. Now let’s get back to our towers – let’s enjoy these great architectural and engineering wonders!
Fort Worth Alliance Airport Control Tower
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Stockholm Airport Control Tower
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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Control Tower
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Changi Airport Control Tower
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Bradley International Airport Control Tower
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Orlando International Airport Control Tower
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Air Traffic Control Tower in Malé International Airport (MLE), Maldives
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Edinburgh Air Traffic Control Tower
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Heathrow Air Traffic Control Tower
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Sydney Airport Control Tower
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Houston KIAH Control Tower
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Control Tower at Los Angeles International Airport
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Madrid ‘s Air Traffic Control Tower
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Phoenix Airport Control Tower
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Vienna Airport Control Tower
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