"The whole idea is that it's a holistic, fully immersive experience that will make you maybe forget a little bit about being in an airport," Huether adds, during a tour of the tunnel to mark the construction halfway point Tuesday morning. When travelers awake from the dream at Concourse B, they'll reach "the Canyon 2.0" and the old airport's world map artwork. He likens this project to a dream in which you're walking at the bottom of a gently-moving river, while soothing music - curated for the experience - plays all around you.
There are "miles and miles" of aluminum tubing, akin to "the Canyon" art installation he designed for the airport's main terminal. The world he envisions, named the "River Tunnel," is calm, cool and very blue.
I'm going to bring the temperature down for you," he says, as he stares down the length of a vacant tunnel in front of him. "When we drop you down into this tunnel, I'm going to take you into a whole other world. SALT LAKE CITY - An airport is a fast-paced and oftentimes stressful experience as passengers run around making sure they reach their flights in time.īut Gordon Huether pictures a completely different experience once Salt Lake City International Airport travelers reach a new central tunnel currently under construction. Reading or replaying the story in itsĪrchived form does not constitute a republication of the story. Only for your personal, non-commercial use.
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