CHICAGO — The city of Chicago has selected Studio ORD to lead the design of the $8.5 billion expansion at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Studio ORD will design the new O’Hare Global Terminal and Global Concourse. The city will now enter into contract negotiations with Studio ORD. In the coming months, a second team will be selected from the remaining four finalists to design two new satellite concourses to be built west of Terminal 1. The expansion will create tens of thousands of jobs, according to the city. Airport revenues, not taxpayer dollars, will be used to pay for the expansion. At 2.2 million square feet, the new O’Hare Global Terminal will more than double the space at the existing Terminal 2. The terminal project is valued at $2.2 billion. Construction is expected to begin in 2023.
For the first time at O’Hare, the new Global Terminal will integrate international and domestic operations, enabling travelers to more easily connect to domestic flights from destinations from around the world under one roof. More than 83 million passengers use the airport each year.
Studio ORD is a joint venture comprised of the following firms: Corgan Associates Inc., Milhouse Engineering and Construction Inc., STL Architects Inc., Solomon Cordwell Buenz & Associates Inc. and Studio Gang Architects Ltd.