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In Motion
The rendering on the first page showing Changi’s existing Skytrain
system passing through the soon-to-open Jewel development is
a good example of what could be feasible and more for T5. CAG
is taking a holistic approach to accomplishing this vision, from
focusing on the basics like exceptional ride comfort and clear
wayfinding, to iconic and meaningful designs inside the APM and
out.
Lea+Elliott, who has been working with CAG on the planning
of these two APM systems, was recently named the APM
System Master Consultant for the T5 APMs, and will carry these
innovations through concept and schematic design development
and tendering for the supplier of the APM systems. Lea+Elliott will
also oversee the selected supplier’s design and implementation
for the Intra-terminal APM.
CAG’s desire to amaze goes way beyond the surface. The
design process will scrutinize every aspect of the passenger
experience, ensuring no detail is overlooked. The Changi T5 APM
systems will truly be amazing examples of innovative design.
Changi Airport
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Lea+Elliott Asia Pte Ltd
Lea+Elliott established Lea+Elliott Asia Pte Ltd, its second
overseas subsidiary, in Singapore. Its objective will be
to support the Changi T5 APM projects as well as other
projects in the region.
President’s Column
Innovation will drive the Changi APMs
In March, we were so happy to hear
that the Skytrax World Airport Awards
named Singapore Changi Airport as
the World’s Best Airport for the sixth
consecutive year. The staff at Changi are
deeply committed to their purpose and
the recognition was well deserved. I can say that with confidence
because the Lea+Elliott team has worked beside them for 25
years. We appreciate their passion, their creativity and their
enduring commitment to true innovation.
Over the past few
years, we have advised
the Airport team on
the T5 project’s new
people movers. We
were particularly
appreciative of their
comfort in embracing new ideas. CAG told us that they wanted
a state-of-the-art APM system that would “wow” its customers
and amplify the Changi experience. We truly respect their work
culture, which embraces such a strong commitment to ensuring
that every passenger touch point is carefully thought through and
designed for passenger comfort and pleasure.
I wish you could have been in our offices this past May when
we heard the news that Lea+Elliott was named the Master
Automated People Mover Consultant for the new APM systems
that will serve Changi’s T5. We weren’t just excited about the job,
we were excited to continue a relationship that has molded and
strengthened over these past two and a half decades. We are
thrilled to have the honor of taking their vision and transforming
it into something like nothing we have designed before. We are
thankful to be of service once again and we envision that this APM
will become the most intriguing, innovative transportation mode
at any airport worldwide.
Over the coming years ahead, we look forward to advising the
Changi team and helping them develop an APM that becomes a
symbol of their airport and perhaps even their country. There is a
synergy when a first-class client teams with a first-class consultant.
That is when magic really happens. It is those stable, established
long-term relationships that lead to greater vision and the
exploration of grand ideas.
Stay tuned...we will provide you updates as we move forward
on the new APM! Here’s to the future.
Jack Norton
“Airports are becoming increasingly
iconic. No longer the functional sheds
of the past, they now play the role of
visual portal, as the symbolic first and
last impression of a country.”
Creating Paradise: Singapore Changi Airport
The Lea+Elliott team on-site in Singapore
Clockwise from left to right: Associate Principal John Graddy, Project Manager Matt
Sturgell, and Project Engineer Elijah Turner