QC Facades provided glass façade panels for the newly renovated terminal at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The system features QCglass and QCglass-digital systems in a custom blue and custom print finish. QC Facades’ glass panels helped deliver the clarity, transparency and high-design finish that now define the reimagined entrance experience, a defining feature of the airport’s ambitious transformation.
The project has since attracted extensive attention across both industry and regional media, with stories highlighting the expanded entrance lobby, design objectives, technical performance requirements and the airport’s long-term vision for passenger experience. Taken together, the coverage shows the expanded CLT terminal as a landmark upgrade that elevates light, scale and the passenger journey.
The Charlotte Observer calls the new lobby the airport’s “crown jewel” and stresses how the entrance hall dramatically improves the sense of scale, light and movement compared to the decades-old terminal.
The International Airport Review discusses the project’s visual impact, from the reimagined lobby to the pedestrian bridges, underground walkways and new concessions. Celebrates the entrance lobby as a civic-scale space enriched by 11 public art installations and the return of Queen Charlotte’s statue.
IIDA places the project in the context of future-ready, human-centered infrastructure. Discusses the emphasis on natural light, inviting public space and material quality, noting how these strategies elevate comfort and sustainability. Also cites the lobby as an example of thoughtful design that enhances traveler well-being.
Passenger Terminal World explores how the terminal lobby expansion reshapes passenger flow and spatial identity. The entrance lobby receives particular praise for its openness and daylight, creating a welcoming arrival sequence. Emphasizes how CLT’s design moves reflect both growth and an elevated user experience.
CLT Airport explains how the new curbside canopy anchors the lobby expansion, offering both protection and a symbolic threshold. Describes the canopy, façade and pedestrian pathways as an integrated architectural system improving comfort, clarity and curbside movement.
WCNC highlights the scale of the expansion, mentioning the soaring canopy, enlarged ticketing hall, and revamped baggage claim, as well as the intensely engineered circulation improvements that come with them. Calls the expanded lobby a major milestone.
NC Construction News focuses on structural and performance aspects including the immense canopy, improved circulation pathways and the integration of new materials and systems. Presents the lobby expansion as a key improvement in the airport’s infrastructure.
Axios Charlotte frames the expansion as the most transformative project in the airport’s history. Says the entrance lobby and its public-art program enhance the building’s identity.
Airport Industry News breaks down the project’s dimensions, mentioning the added 175,000 sf of new space, the 191,000 sf of renovated space and the design intent to prepare CLT for the next generation of air travel.
