Foster & Partners has released images of a “vertiport” terminal building designed to accommodate future electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft expected to form part of a high-speed zero-emissions transport network of air taxis in Dubai.

The practice’s proposals were developed in collaboration with advanced air mobility (AAM) firm Skyports Infrastructure. It is working with Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority on the creation of the network, which will connect four hubs at first.

Fosters’ proposals for the vertiport at Dubai International Airport place the terminal on an elevated deck to aid take-off and landing for aircraft. The building wraps around the airfield, connecting the arrival and departure lounges and offering views of the aircraft and the city beyond.

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