Architects Journal
Merlin Fulcher
28 Jan 2026
A raft of UK architects have thrown their hats into the ring following an open call to rethink the Eero Saarinen-designed Washington Dulles International Airport, with Zaha Hadid Architects promising to ‘Make Airports Great Again’
Among more than 20 teams expressing an interest in the role are AECOM, Grimshaw, Adjaye Associates and Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) working with New York’s Bermello Ajamil & Partners.
The call for concepts was launched in early December following remarks by US president Donald Trump that the Eero Saarinen-designed 1962 complex was ‘incorrectly designed’ and needed an overhaul.
The US Department of Transport (US DoT) invited the ‘best and brightest developers, architects, and engineers’ to step forward with visions to ‘construct completely new terminals and concourses’ at the airport, which is currently named after US Cold War-era statesman John Foster Dulles...
ZHA proposes ‘Donald J Trump Terminal’ as Brits vie for Dulles Airport job - AJ News - 28 Jan 2026
