Transport planning is key to unlocking the potential and value of any new development within the built environment, especially the opportunities around masterplanning the cities of the future. It is also key to re-creating thriving economies and communities when focusing on regeneration of existing urban environments in the UK and worldwide.

Our team brings multi-skilled expertise to such challenges as the integration of new transport innovations  into the existing network, traffic management and utility diversions.

Airport design layout and process optimisation, people flow modeling

Airports

Our airport designers and planning experts have delivered over 100 aviation projects from Heathrow T3 and T4 to Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, whether major expansions or new. We respond to challenges by integrating creativity and innovation in an evidence-based way of working, creating teams to work as a trusted partner.

With our knowledge of current trends and understanding of the importance of flexibility to adapt to future requirements and technology, we work with airport operators, architects and contractors to optimise designs to improve passenger experience and revenue.

Rail Station design and capacity assessments

Rail

Our rail experts deliver a wide range of rail planning and engineering services to private and public sector clients across the globe. Key projects include the Northern Line Extension in London, the Riyadh Metro development and West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong.

Our experts provide masterplanning, station and interchange design, transportation studies and assessments, local transport planning, and network capacity assessments.

Airports, aviation and the climate crisis

Buro Happold is committed to reducing our own carbon footprint, as well as using our expertise to achieve environmentally sustainable solutions within the aviation sector. Our designers, engineers and consultants are well placed to support airport clients on their own respective journeys to net zero carbon and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

As a practice, we understand that any new development of airport and terminal facilities should consider the recyclability and energy efficiency of construction and operation from the outset. It should also consider the optimal embodied carbon content measured as a proportion per passenger (CO2e / per passenger).

Read our full statement on our airports, aviation and the climate crisis via the link below