Thames Hub – the London megaairport from Normana Fostera
The British architect Norman Foster is able to think on a substantial scale! So on a substantial scale that the new project it is going to mention not only the city of London where its realisation, but also all Europe is planned! Get acquainted, the project of airport Thames Hub which becomes the largest transport knot of all European continent!
Normanu Fosteru not to get used to develop scale transport projects. We already told about its such works as Spaceport America – first-ever private kosmoport and new marina of Hong Kong. And one of these days company Foster + Partners has presented to the world the largest of the projects for all history of existence of firm – the project of London airport Thames Hub.
Thames Hub – the London megaairport from Normana Fostera
More truly, it something bolshee, than the airport! Thames Hub if it will be carried out, becomes the largest in Europe (if not in the world!) the transport terminal. After all, besides the airport, Thames Hub means building and multilevel underground railway station, high-speed trains across all Great Britain and Europe (through a tunnel near La Manche) will go whence. The sea and river port, highway knot and logistical small town here will settle down.
Besides, the artificial island on which will settle down Thames Hub, will carry out also a role of a water barrier which will partition off Thames, having prevented, thereby, risks of flooding in London and areas adjoining to it. Has not managed in the project and without idea of the hydroelectric power station developing energy for needs of the British capital.
«The United Kingdom should return itself foresight and political courage of the nineteenth century. We should create a modern transport and power infrastructure in Great Britain and behind its limits which will serve us and our descendants centuries» - so makes comments on the project of transport hub Thames Hub Norman Foster.
According to company Foster calculations + Partners, realisation of project Thames Hub will cost approximately 80 billion American dollars.
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