2024 Southeast Best Projects
2024 Southeast Best Projects
Merit Airport/Transit - Nashville International Airport Terminal Lobby and International Arrivals Facility
Award of Merit
Submitted by: Hensel Phelps
Owner: Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Lead Designer: Fentress Architects
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemincic Associates
Civil Engineer: Barge Design Solutions
MEP Engineer: I.C. Thommasson Associates Inc. Consulting Engineers
Program Vision Architect: Corgan
Program Management: Paslay Group
The design-build team on this $445-million renovation, which broke ground in October 2019 and completed in September 2023, transformed a 35-year-old terminal with an intuitive design that optimizes the flow of passengers. The renovation aligned passenger drop-off and parking, security, a central marketplace hub and the new international arrivals facility. The team developed solutions for maintaining safe, uninterrupted travel to meet the passenger experience expected by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.
