Location: Shenyang, China.

Architect: CNADRI / China Northeast Architectural Design and Research Institute.

2013 was the year when Terminal 3 was finished. T3 was expected to accommodate the 17.5 million passenger demand in 2020 with 6,430 passengers during peak hours on the basis of T1 and T2 with their current 7.5 MAP (5,130 domestic passengers and 1,300 international passengers). T1, T2, and T3 can accommodate 25 million people in total by 2020. One of the major airports in North China is Shenyang Taoxian Airport, and the new T3 will not only boost the airport’s capacity for air travel and the calibre of its services but also its integrated transportation system. Also, it will improve the investment climate, increase economic exchange, and support quick economic growth and development in the Northeast’s ancient industrial base. The passenger-friendly design philosophy, meantime, has a powerful demonstration effect and will influence terminal design in the future.