Company:
PFEIFER Structures

Project Details

Fabric 1

AGC Fluon 220NJ H58D16 – custom 220 micron thick, AGC high reflection frit ink, custom 58% print with 16mm dot pattern
Producer/Manufacturer: OTHER
Primary Use: Main Fabric

Fabric 2

AGC Fluon 230NJ H58D16 – custom 230 micron thick, AGC high reflection frit ink, custom 58% print with 16mm dot pattern
Producer/Manufacturer: OTHER
Primary Use: Secondary Fabric


Engineer Company 1
Southeastern Engineering Inc.

Design Company
Designing Charisma

Architect Company
HOK, Stanley Love-Stanley, & Chasm Architecture

Fabrication Company
PFEIFER Structures

Subcontractor Company
New South, McCarthy, Synergy (NSMS) JV

Project Manager Name
Todd Scholl

Project Manager Company
PFEIFER Structures

Installation Company
PFEIFER Structures


Please describe the project specifications

ATLNext is the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s new development program. It consists of a series of projects over the next 20 years designed to boost capacity, renew and replace existing facilities, and enhance ATL’s aesthetic appeal. The Central Passenger Terminal Complex (CPTC) consists of two independent facilities for domestic and international passengers, and seven gate concourses. Revamping the domestic complex will enhance the customer experience and boost the facilities’ aesthetic appeal.


What is unique or complex about the project?

PFEIFER built a pair of massive ETFE canopies for the ATLNext Central Passenger Terminal Complex project at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. FabriTec’s scope of the project consists of the fabrication and installation of 345,500 square feet of ETFE cushions on the two massive 874-foot long canopy structures covering the arrivals and departures area of the airport. With an enormous span, the canopies cover eight lanes of traffic along with bus lanes and stations. The pressurized double-layered ETFE cushions are mounted on framework created with 3,500 tons of steel. The canopies are embedded with thousands of computer-controlled LED lights capable of projecting a dynamic light show on the ETFE cushions.


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