Bhutan's diagrid airport

BIG's design for the new Gelephu airport is a modern take on traditional Bhutanese style

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) recently unveiled its design for the terminal at Bhutan’s new international gateway, Gelephu International Airport.

Out was the country’s iconic and immediately recognizable architectural style featuring roofs with wide overhangs above typically earthen, stone, and timber structures. In was a cluster of interconnected, mass-timb…