Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, London, England, United Kingdom
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| Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 | |
| Designer | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Location | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Date | 1989 to 2008 |
| Building Type | Airport Terminal |
| Construction System | steel, glass |
| Climate | Mild Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | High Tech |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Undulating metal roof supported by clustered "trees" of diagonal columns which meet at large piers. |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | BAA |
| Cost | 4.3 Billion British Pounds Stirling |
| Area | 465,000 square meters (5,000,000 square feet) |
| Height | 40 meters (130 feet) |
| Length | 396 meters (1,300 feet) |
| Width | 176 meters (575 feet) |
| Site | 250 hectares (618 acres) |
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- Production Architect: Pascal + Watson
- Retail Architect: Chapman Taylor
- Rail Systems Architect: HOK
- BAA liaison: YRM
- Civil Engineer: Mott McDonald
- Construction Management: BAA
- Principal Contractors: Laing O'Rourke; Mace; Balfour Beaty; AMEC
- Quantity Surveyor: Turner & Townsend; E.C. Harris
- Services Engineer: DSSR; Arup
- Structural Engineer: Arup
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- Heathrow Terminal 5 at RSHP web site.
- London Heathrow Airport (LHA/EGLL) Terminal 5, United Kingdom - Airport Technology
