Aecom appoints former RSHP partner as aviation architecture director

Aecom has appointed a former partner at RSHP as its new aviation architecture director with the role to focus on airport schemes across the UK and Europe.

Dennis Austin was an associate partner at RSHP predecessor Richard Rogers Partnership, working at the practice for seven years between 1998 and 2015.

His projects at the firm included Heathrow Airport’s Terminal, on which he played a key role in developing the scheme’s design concept and its roof construction approach.

Austin started his career in the 1980s before spending four years at Rafael Vinoly Architects in New York in the 1990s before moving to London to join Richard Rogers.

His other aviation projects include Singapore Changi Terminal 5, Geneva Airport East Pier, Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2F, Shanghai Pudong Airport. 

Jose Monfa, Aecom transportation sector design lead for the UK and Ireland, said: “Dennis brings deep experience in complex airport programmes and integrated design, strengthening our ability to support clients from early programme definition through to delivery. 

“His appointment reinforces our aviation capability as we continue to grow across the UK and Europe.”

Austin added: “I’m delighted to be joining AECOM at a time when aviation is entering a new era of investment, transformation and decarbonisation. 

“Throughout my career I’ve been passionate about designing airports that are not only operationally efficient but create exceptional experiences for passengers and communities. 

“As part of the AECOM team, I look forward to helping deliver the next generation of aviation infrastructure across the UK and Europe.”