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Four major art projects for new KCI terminal revealed
The first of four major art projects for the new single terminal airport at KCI have been revealed.
More than 1,000 artists from around the world submitted inquiries after Kansas City announced an international search for artists. The city said the four works of art were chosen because they either reflected the wonder of travel or Kansas City history. The budget for artwork at KCI’s new terminal is $5.65 million. Kansas City’s single-terminal airport is expected to open on budget and on time in early 2023. “The fact that we’ve been through a pandemic over the last year and yet this project remains on time, on schedule, and on budget is a testament to the good work of the team,” said Justin Meyer with the KC Aviation Department. You can see the renderings of the art projects in the gallery below. Entitled "Molten Swing" Entitled "The Air up There" Entitled "Ornithology" Entitled "Fountain of Resonance" "Molten Swing" looks kind of like a mosaic dog or cat to me, it might look cool though but not sure what to make of it at this point. "The Air up There" simply looks like some lights on the ceiling, again it might look better when you're actually there I hope. "Ornithology" reminds me of those attacking creatures in the Pitch Black movie. You just knew one of the artwork they chose would have a WTF moment and this is it. "Fountain of Resonance" I approve of this one. Thoughts? https://fox4kc.com/news/art-projects...inal-revealed/ |
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06-18-2023, 05:58 AM | #376 | |
Would an idiot do that?
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06-18-2023, 07:47 AM | #377 |
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I departed for Vegas on Tuesday 6/13 and had no issues other than the lunch I chose (meat mitch) wasn't good, and I had to park on P7 (roof), which sucked.
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06-18-2023, 09:52 AM | #378 | |
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And BTW, there was only one car that "parked", pretty-much the rest of them knew how it works so Fat |Zach| may think nobody has a clue, but the truth is it's just how this kind of design works. Let's face it, KC's airport is going to have the vast majority of it's traveler traffic happen early in the morning and late in the evening; we're not a hub and probably won't ever be one in the true sense of the word. That means almost every flight that happens has people who used the ~250 yards of drop-off and/or pick-up lanes. Doing simple math based on those 250 yards of drop-off and pickup lanes, because there are to lanes for each level/purpose, we have 500 yards of drop-off and 500 yards of pick-up lanes, so 1000 yards total (with inner cars getting tapped by outer cars). Compare that to the ~600 yards of "mixed" (pick-up and drop-off) curbside and about 400 yards of inner-ring taxi/limo/van pick-up/drop-off area, that's the same 1000 yards of pick-up/drop-off road, but there were three terminals. So the old facility offered about 3000 yards of pick-up/drop-off road, the new facility offers only 1000 yards. The numbers don't lie, there was more, a lot more, curb space between the old terminals and the new single terminal. And yes, Fat |Zack| will say my numbers aren't correct, or some other bullshit, but now that people are using the cell lot, it still sucks. Add to it that the people crossing the road to get to the completely full garage add more to the back up, and you get what we have now. |
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06-18-2023, 10:02 AM | #379 | |
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Please check my math, but I think what I discovered is pretty-much right and a huge factor in what so many of us are experiencing. And another new parking garage isn't going to solve the curb space issue. Another garage will help with parking spaces, but that's about it. |
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I'm glad yours was smooth, what time? And our departure was on a Wednesday, but we were caught up in the early morning rush that this new facility can't handle very well. |
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08-10-2023, 02:37 PM | #381 |
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Kansas City International Airport had a spike in catalytic converter thefts. Here's how they fought back
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08-10-2023, 02:43 PM | #382 | |
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08-10-2023, 02:45 PM | #383 | |
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08-10-2023, 03:39 PM | #384 |
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Id be happy with a holographic Tupac
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08-10-2023, 04:05 PM | #385 |
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Instead of just arresting criminals you have to pay $400 to have your cat weeved with a bunch of bike lock cables
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08-10-2023, 04:10 PM | #386 |
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I'm flying out of the airport Saturday, is there anything I should know? Can you still get there later and get through everything like you could the old one or should I get to the airport like I do at other ones earlier.
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08-10-2023, 04:20 PM | #387 |
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08-11-2023, 07:25 AM | #388 |
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I usually fly every week for work. I'd say it's usually not bad.
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08-11-2023, 08:03 AM | #389 | |
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It’s faster than ever though you will have a bit longer walk to your gate. But security is way better and faster since they have one big line with many more security checks so you are having one security area for like 20 gates like it used to be. |
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08-11-2023, 09:30 AM | #390 | |
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How the hell is a single security point faster than what it used to be? I would literally walk up to the gate and be in within 5 minutes. Now I fear its gonna be like it is in almost every major airport where it takes 20+ to get through security because there is a single choke point for the whole ****ing airport. Guess I'll find out here shortly. |
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