Architektura terminali lotniczych w aspekcie bezpieczeństwa antyterrorystycznego
The architecture of airport terminals in the aspect of anti-terrorism security

Summary/Abstract: The article touches upon the issues of safety at airport terminals, including mainly activities aimed at providing anti-terrorism security as seen from the architect’s perspective. Planning, designing and constructing terminals in which the anti-terrorism safety priority is to be guaranteed is a complex, multi-stage process. The functional layout of the terminal underwent subsequent development stages throughout the years and security issues gradually grew more and more important. As a result, current standards for construction barriers and partitions as well as elementary systems for transportation and control of checked-in luggage (BHS-EDS) and control zones of passengers and cabin luggage have been developed. Such systems occupy considerable usable areas in which the proper functioning of complex building installation and special installation systems should be ensured. Consequently, the common implementation of new systems, such as Screening at Speed (SaS) causes increased demand for usable space and installation service. More and more developed and integrated IT systems (which are under a threat of a new and fast increasing danger of cyber attacks) will have an influence on the shaping of architecture of future airport terminals. The provision of green areas, water and light as factors that mitigate the consequences of technical progress separating human from the natural environment will grow in importance.

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