Mumbai airport’s traffic control tower design bags award

Mumbai: The Mumbai Airport’s proposed air traffic control (ATC) tower design has bagged a prestigious international award, an airport spokesman said here Tuesday.
Designed by HOK International, the tower design has been conferred ‘Autodesk Hong Kong Building Information Modeling (BIM) Award-2009'.
The award is organised by the Hong Kong-based Autodesk Far East Ltd to recognise innovations in the building industry.
The award also recognised Mumbai International Airport Ltd’s (MIAL) modernisation efforts to upgrade aeronautical related facilities at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA).
The 83-metre tall tower will be built over 1,200 square metres in the forecourt of the domestic terminals in Santacruz.
It will be operational by 2011, the spokesman said.
21/07/09 IANS/Thaindian.com, Thailand

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