PHL Selects Gresham, Smith & Partners for Design Services
NASHVILLE – October 13, 2011 – Gresham, Smith and Partners, a leading multi-disciplinary design and consulting firm for the built environment, is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected to provide design services for a signage upgrade project at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The project will assess PHL’s unique wayfinding needs and implement a comprehensive new signage system. Signage upgrades will encompass all terminals, gates, curbside areas, and parking garages. GS&P conducted a comprehensive wayfinding study for PHL in 2007, and the recommendations generated from that study were used as the basis for the current PHL sign upgrade.
“We are excited to be working with Philadelphia International Airport to upgrade their signage and wayfinding system,” said Jim Harding, SEGD, principal, Gresham, Smith and Partners. “Utilizing our team’s extensive experience in aviation wayfinding solutions, we will create a smart signage system that addresses PHL’s unique challenges, improves airport operations, optimizes the travelers’ airport experience and makes the best possible use of the latest technologies and sustainable approaches.”
Gresham, Smith and Partners recently completed development of Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Guidebook 07-06 Wayfinding and Signing Guidelines for Airport Terminals and Landside and is currently working to complete another ACRP guidebook related to wayfinding improvements entitled Applying Intelligent Transportation Systems to Improve Airport Traveler Access Information. GS&P served as prime consultant for Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport’s $23 million Master Signage and Wayfinding Program, which called for the design and installation of more than 12,000 signs throughout the DFW campus. The firm has also provided significant wayfinding and signage services to several regional and international airports including: the new Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., International Terminal in Atlanta, Denver International Airport, Tampa International Airport, Richmond International Airport, Boston Logan International Airport, Nashville International Airport, Northwest Florida Regional Airport, Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport and Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.