If you wish to make an apple

pie from scratch, you must first

invent the universe.

The project has three components comprised of renovating the processor building and north concourse, as well as demolishing and building a new south concourse. This, in turn, supports the vision of a multi-modal campus incorporating the PHX Sky Train® and the City’s Light Rail System. The project is being completed in phases to minimize impact to travelers.

The biggest challenge during the initial phase of the modernization program was creating a new and open experience from the original closed-in and internally oriented concrete building. To accommodate the world-class views and provide an open, daylight filled space, the design team manipulated the existing structure by removing large sections of the mezzanine and the pre-cast façade.

“With the design, we took advantage of the Phoenix location and made connections to the city and surrounding mountains with views that are truly outstanding,” said Mark Roddy, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, design director, SmithGroup. “We took what was a very inwardly focused building and made it externally focused, celebrating the beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape.”

Client
City of Phoenix
Architecture
Smithgroup | Corgan | DWL
Landscape Architecture
Smithgroup
General Contractor
Hunt | Austin
Year

2015

Cactus, Coffee, & Cocktails.

Partnering with Mainstreet Capital / WHI to bring a Provision coffee & cocktails into this wonderful space for a mixed-use office reposition where users can spill out into the central atrium to work and socialize dynamically.

Processor
South Concourse
North Concourse
Skytrain
Parking Garage

In 1976, construction began on the $35 million Terminal 3 and its $13 million parking garage.

In 2020, the Terminal 3 Sky Harbor Modernization Project completed a 1.9 million square feet renovation at $560 million.

Terminal 3

"With the design, we took advantage of the Phoenix location and made connections to the city and surrounding mountains with views that are truly outstanding. We took what was a very inwardly focused building and made it externally focused, celebrating the beautiful Sonoran Desert landscape.” - Mark Roddy, FAIA, Design Director

Construction Photography