RSHP asked to redesign delayed Taiwan airport terminal

By Jim Dunton2019-08-23T05:00:00

Minister says overly sophisticated proposals hampering search for contractor

Taiwan’s transport minister has demanded a rework of RSHP-designed proposals for the third terminal of Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport to speed up delivery of the already delayed structure.

RSHP was appointed to the £1.5bn project in 2016 after the practice’s bid team beat rival consortia that included Foster & Partners and UN Studio. Its winning design was inspired by traditional Taiwanese rooftiles and the nation’s dramatic scenery. The interior proposals also feature lighting provided via flower-shaped aluminium tubes.

But at a press conference last week minister Lin Chia-lung blamed the design of the 640,000sq m terminal for difficulties in establishing a construction team, and demanded a rethink within six months, the state-owned Central News Agency reported.

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