ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how the thinking and making function of architecture is a way of organising, knowing and describing the world. Buildings, structures and landscapes are creations of a process of imagining that I refer to as architectural dwelling, a way of being human-in-the-world based on the interweaving strands that connect architecture with human behaviour, thinking and feeling. Architecture plays a significant role in attracting and structuring the tourist experience. It both draws people towards a destination and provides the structures that support tourism such as hotels and airports. I argue that airports are designed to create a unique sense of place, one that articulates a relationship between people, place and cosmos. In this sense airports are sacred buildings because like churches, temples and mosques, they are physical manifestations of the border between life and death.
