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McCarran International Airport, Satellite D Terminal
Architect(s): Tate & Snyder (now Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects)
Address: 5757 Wayne Newton Blvd.
Year: 1998, addition 2001

The Satellite D Gates have doubled the capacity of air travelers that the airport can accommodate while providing a contemporary, cutting-edge identity to the aging airport. The terminal creates distinct experiences for arriving and departing travelers through its sequencing of spaces and special design features. These include a Great Hall with a massive window wall, neon signage, a terrazzo map of southern Nevada on the floor of the rotunda, and sixteen tile murals created by local school children depicting major destinations.
The control tower design was to FAA design standards, which define the floor plan layout, sectional relationships and dimensions, angle and type of glazing, number of mullions, and cones of visions for the new tower. Generally architectural design options for this type of facility are limited to the tower leg structural systems and the exterior cladding of the tower. This building has won multiple AIA Nevada Design Awards and an AIA Western Mountain Region Award.

Resources available in the ASL:

"AIA design news: McCarran International Airport Satellite D Terminal." AIA Las Vegas Forum (Dec. 1995): page unknown. Includes project description & photos. ASL File #:LVA(F) TS 27

Anderton, Francis. Las Vegas: A Guide to Recent Architecture. London: Ellipsis, 1997. Arch NA 735 L3 A52

Aviation Projects. [online] Available http://www.tatesnyderkimsey.com/ (see projects > Aviation) Accessed: June 29, 2005. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 75

Greene, Susan. "Mistake causes airport overrun." Las Vegas Review Journal 12 January 1998: 1B,4B. Includes photos. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 5

Hare, David. "Beyond the Strip: A look at architectural trends across the valley." Henderson Home News 7 October 1999: 1, 4. Includes photos. ASL File #: GEN 5

Kroloff, Reed. "The other Las Vegas." Architecture 85, n.4 (Apr. 1996): 78-89. Includes photos. ASL File #: GEN 1

"Las Vegas: Satellite D." L'Arca (date unknown): 52-57. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 4

"Las Vegas, USA." World Architecture (Sep. 1996): 152-153. Includes photo. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 18

"McCarran International Airport." Nevada Construction Review (2001): 86-87. Includes photos. ASL File #: GEN 17

"McCarran Airport Terminal D Expansion." Southwest Contractor, June 2004, 68. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 53

McQuerrey, Lisa. "Groundbreaking Structures." In Business Las Vegas, 28 March 2003, 10A. ASL File #: RAF(F) AP 10

"1998 AIA Nevada Design Awards Recipients." AIA Las Vegas Forum November 1998: 6-10. ASL File #: AWARD 9

"The 1995 AIA Nevada Design and Honor Awards." AIA Las Vegas Forum (Nov. 1995): 5. ASL File #: AWARD 8

"On the boards." Architecture (Apr. 1995): 37. Includes photo. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 17

Patterson, Joan. "Room with a view." Las Vegas Review Journal 11 November 1998: 1J, 9J. Includes photo. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 2

Savkno, Gloria. "LV architects land airport project." Las Vegas Review Journal 19 February 1995: 1L, 9L. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 3

"Sober landing for Vegas visitors." Architectural Record 183, n.3 (Mar. 1995): 15. Includes photo. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 16

Tate & Snyder Architects: Architecture in a Sprawling Landscape. Milan, Italy: l?Arca Edizioni,2000. Includes project statement, site plan, floor plan, section, sketch, and photos. UNLV Arch NA737 T37 A4 2000

"The top 5 coolest buildings in Las Vegas." Nevada Contractor 5, n.6 (Jun 2000): 18-22. Includes photos. ASL File #: GEN 2

"X marks the satellite spot." Engineering News-Record 8 May 1995: 17. Includes photo. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 12

AIA Nevada Design Award (2001) Entry Number: UB01082 Satellite D Addition & Ramp Control Tower. Material in Library: entry form/board, renderings, model photos, cd

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1998) Entry No. 98NVB102, Honor Award.UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, photos, plans, drawings, slides, 10 Years of Excellence in Design (10YRS025)

AIA Western Mountain Region Design Awards (1998)Entry No. 98WMR114, Citation Award.UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, photos, plans, drawings, slides,

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1997) Entry No. 97U17, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, renderings

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1996)Entry No. 96U3, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, renderings

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1995) Nevada Merit Award.
No supporting material available.

*This project won a 1998 AIA Nevada Honor Award in the Built category, a 1998 Western Mountain Region Citation Award, and a 1995 AIA Nevada Merit Award in the Unbuilt category.

UNLV Architecture Studies Library, Special Collections holds: Photo Montage Boards (ARCHENT 13)

McCarran International Airport, Satellite D Terminal

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