2024-05-18T15:59:22-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150425027/zaha-hadid-architects-and-cox-architecture-s-new-western-sydney-international-airport-reaches-75-completion Josh Niland 2024-04-23T19:00:00-04:00 >2024-04-24T13:52:36-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6e3e9284bfe0159fdecbd63d742261ef.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/zaha-hadid" target="_blank">Zaha Hadid Architects</a> has updated its progress on the Western Sydney International Airport project with <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/13527316/cox-architecture" target="_blank">Cox Architecture</a>. Construction is now 75% complete on the approximately 4,200-acre design, which is located in the expanding Parkland City region. The project cost is equal to $4 billion USD, resulting in ZHA's third major airport design after the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150161496/zaha-hadid-architects-starfish-shaped-beijing-daxing-international-airport-is-inaugurated" target="_blank">Beijing Daxing International Airport</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/news/bustler/6379/zaha-hadid-architects-appointed-to-design-navi-mumbai-international-airport" target="_blank">Navi Mumbai International Airport</a> in India.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4bc9e12ed953538d2093cb67f9d0a91d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4bc9e12ed953538d2093cb67f9d0a91d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150367837/construction-update-halfway-through-for-zha-cox-architecture-s-western-sydney-international-airport-project" target="_blank">Halfway through for ZHA &amp; Cox Architecture's Western Sydney International Airport project</a></figcaption></figure><p>In the drone video below, the design's terminal structures appear in the first-phase terminal precinct. The project is expected to open in 2026 and serve 10 million travelers per year.&nbsp;</p> <p>The firm says: "The design incorporates sustainable principles across its architecture &amp; construction, integrating extensive use of daylight, natural ventilation and water recycling in a modular, energy-efficient design."</p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C57-LX7Acne/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> View this post on Instagram ...</a>