It turns out airport runways tell us a lot more about the world than we realise, such as:
- They depict our wind patterns across the globe.
- Our run ways point in the same direction as the wind, because aircraft’s take off and land better from upwind.
“Winds circulate around the globe, forming patterns of gigantic proportions. These patterns become part of human culture and are reflected in our architecture. They are hidden designs, mapping the complexion of the earth, which we can uncover, the project site explains. “By orienting on the direction of general winds, airports recreate wind patterns, forming a representation of a global wind map with steel and stone, thus making the invisible visible.”