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Originally Posted by Via Chicago
i mean, clearly the poll had little impact on the actual decision. if it did, Foster or Calatrava would have won.
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The poll by itself had little impact, of course. It would be dumb to choose an airport design just based off of architect popularity or the public looking at pretty renders. But it was probably an important factor used to eliminate Fentress and SOM from the running.
And since neither Calatrava nor Foster had a huge mandate, the committee felt more comfortable going with a local group.