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I just flew through there and saw the renovation for the first time, and it is an absolutely stunning transformation. Just incredible. I loved it. The whole thing. From the ceiling to the ticketing islands to the reworked security to the amphitheater style seating areas at the terminal exit where friends & family can await your arrival.

It feels spacious, natural, functional, and hospitable.

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Please tell me they kept a patch of the iconic carpet around

Such a notable carpet it even has its own wiki article! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_International_Airport...

One of the host hotels for Dragon Con in Atlanta is the Marriott Marquis, which until several years ago had a very iconic carpet that has been since been replaced with something boring.

Many people who spent many hours staring at the old carpet while in line for panels missed it very much and founded the Cult of the Carpet[0]. It has "priests" that wear robes with the pattern, you can buy bags and t-shirts with the pattern, etc. My favorite is the guy who painted his storm trooper armor with the pattern.

[0] https://www.11alive.com/article/news/weird/dragon-con-cult-o...

If you'd like to join the "Cult of Marriott Carpet", here's a handy link with tilable patterns (1, 4 (2x2), 9 (3x3), 16 (4x4), 25 (5x5), 36 (6x6) premade), reference photos, and fabric sample tests of the pattern on 4 fabrics for costumes (Cotton Poplin, Basic Cotton, Silk Crepe de Chine, Organic Cotton Sateen)

Sorry, but that's some ugly carpet. Doesn't mesh with the absolutely gorgeous wood design.

They recreated some. https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/04/pdxs-beloved-tea...

There's looottts of the 2015 carpet as well.

A small sliver of it is on my table as a coaster. Love that quirky design, blue green color.

The carpeted walkways have it (it's new, but that same iconic design)

I saw some up on that upper level near the top of the stadium seating.

That went away years ago

Is it nicer than Singapore Changi /Jewel?

Probably not, but Portland OR is also a much smaller city.

Given the smaller size and fact that you can smoke weed, it's better

Death penalty if done in Singapore.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_with_the_Death_Pe...

Not for smoking. Only for smuggling a shockingly low amount of 0.5 kg. Locals don’t get too upset when poor foreigners get executed.

If you’re caught smoking (citizens can be tested at the airport and a positive result is a possession charge) you’ll likely have to serve a 3-6 month detention at a drug treatment facility and so drug tests for the next 2-3 years.

If clean, you’ll be stuck with a criminal record for the rest of your life which will significantly minimize your career options.

If busted again using, you’ll get repeated higher and higher prison terms measured in years.

Not sure why folks are down voting you; it's a legitimate fact.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Singapore

https://www.cnb.gov.sg/educational-resources/myths-and-facts...

No, this is mostly the story of a small local airport that was dingy becoming more modern and airy. But it has nowhere near the traffic, amenities, or experience of Changi.

> It feels spacious, natural, functional, and hospitable.

If we want to solve the climate crisis, this is everything an airport should not be.

How does a cramped, artificial, non-functional airport solve the climate crisis?

Maybe by discouraging air travel? lol I dunno.. silly take

That is indeed silly. Why air travel and not say, video games, or fashion? Which one is sillier by your definition? And why are you here on HN when you can be somewhere else more productive? Lot of silly things human do, all affecting climate, why single out air travel?

> Why air travel

Aviation accounts for 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions.

https://ourworldindata.org/global-aviation-emissions

Finally, someone who is not totally dull.

Yes, by making prettier and bigger airports do you think that encourages or discourages air travel?

And you think airports are in the green energy sector, or air travel? What about the co2 released while making concrete? What about used captured co2 as a building material? Some credit for that?

How should it be? Are you thinking it would be outside in the elements? Or is there a building type/design that you're thinking of?

Is there any room for ornamentation in your view then? I'm afraid that your cause is dead in the water with that perspective.

You know how you feel when you walk into a pron theater? That is how you should feel when you walk into an airport.

No I don't and that sounds miserable. Why would anyone want that experience?

so do tell, which airport do you like? Or should we just ban all air travel? I don’t think you’ll get many people to agree to that so that idea is dead in the water.

And apparently private jets are of no concern! The average private citizen must suffer! lol. I’d recommend banning private jets to start…that might actually make a decent dent in air travel emissions without punishing normal travelers.

If you want to discourage air travel, tax the fuel appropriately. It’s not a hard concept. For the people that are traveling, i don’t see why it’s a problem that their experience is nice.

> Or should we just ban all air travel?

Yes, we should.

Do you have children?

Do you understand that this is an extreme view? It’s a valid one…but extreme.

I’m not sure how air travel would even be banned practically speaking. Would your country ban it, or a global ban? I doubt all countries would agree to that. If your country bans air travel, I suspect many people would just leave your country to move to one that permits air travel, for a better quality of life. A ban only works if it’s banned globally.

Also, banning air travel means none of this is possible:

• professional sports (teams can’t travel)

• olympics

• flying for funerals, honeymoons, or for a better life (war refugees)

• MUCH slower package and mail delivery across the globe

• is medical travel allowed? Not all areas in the world have good specialists or can do all procedures.

• scientific research in the wild

• leisure travel for vacation, spending time with family, etc

I could go on. You personally may not care about any of that, but many people DO.

I don’t have children but I plan to someday. Yes each future generation will likely suffer more from climate change, we are on a bad trajectory. But guess what? Life itself is literally suffering. From birth until death. People may need to migrate to new regions that are less affected by climate change. That’s life…suffering. And the climate change train left the station a looooooooooong time ago after the industrial revolution and population explosion globally. Future generations would be better served by humanity being more aggressive with switching to renewable energy instead of trying to ruin fun for everyone alive today.

just my opinions. clearly we disagree here. Hope you have a nice day and thanks for reading lol. :)

There we go, “think of the children”. How many do you have? How much co2 is it going to take for you to raise them until they can be used as a reliable workforce? Hopefully they don’t go sideways before…

Oh boy, have I got news for you. The best thing you can do to save the planet is not to have children. I’m pretty sure that my co2 footprint is going to be lower without children than yours with your children.

I do not have children, for this very reason.

But anyone with children shoudl be concerned for their future.

If we want to solve climate, we should invest in nuclear, but those who want to 'solve climate' don't seem to care, so here we are

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