Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport is the third-busiest airport for international passengers in America and functions on 3,230 acres near downtown Miami. The airport offers it’s customers a world class experience and has a vision to grow into a global airport of choice. Labozan Associates, Inc. MIA projects include roadways, curbsides, interiors and the automated people mover train.
Central Boulevard Roadway Signage Design Concept
As multiple segments of the MIA Capital Improvement Program neared completion, upgrades to the Airport’s main thorough-fare, Central Boulevard, came on-line. An elevated tram connecting the Airport’s terminals to the Rental Car Facilities (also known as the Miami Intermodal Center), as well as newly renovated elevated roadways required the design and implementation of new signage for the entire Central Boulevard roadway system.

Gateway Sign

Roadside Airline Listing Signs
MIA Mover Train – Transitional Wayfinding & Signage Program
(Done in conjunction with Valancourt International, Inc.)
The MIA Mover system at Miami International Airport is an automated people mover train that transfers travelers from the main terminals to the remotely located Miami Intermodal Center/Rental Car Facility. In order to accommodate the very complex wayfinding conditions during the final stages of construction, Labozan Associates and Valancourt International created a new transitional wayfinding signage system.
The transitional system consisted of an entire sub-set of trailblazing signage with a graphics system that is complementary to (and installed alongside of) the airport’s existing wayfinding signage. It focused on wayfinding associated with the soon-to-be relocated Ground Transportation services (being shifted to the new Intermodal Center), as well as trailblazing wayfinding traffic to the new MIA Mover train stations. Multiple vertical pathways were addressed, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. Signage was made entirely of inexpensive temporary materials and designed to utilize flexible/mobile mounting methods for adapting to the ever-changing conditions.

Interior signage

Elevator ID and Directory

Design Stanards and Guidelines
Wayfinding Evaluation Study
(Done by Labozan Associates team members while with Carter & Burgess, Inc.)
As a result of a major capital improvements program for Miami International Airport, it was determined that a review, evaluation and analysis of the current wayfinding and signage systems were required. MIA contacted Joseph Labozan while at Carter and Burgess and engaged them to conduct the study. A thorough analysis of Miami International Airports’ existing wayfinding and signage was conducted in coordination the Airport’s current and future projects.
Wayfinding Master Plan
(Done by Labozan Associates team members while with Carter & Burgess, Inc.)
Based on the data from the Wayfinding Evaluation Study, the project team was engaged again to create a Wayfinding Master Plan. The Wayfinding Master plan established wayfinding guidelines addressing all aspects of wayfinding requirements for a large and complex international airport. The plan addressed multi-modal circulation requirements as well as vertical and horizontal circulation demands. Included were documentation for sign type function and hierarchy, nomenclature, message hierarchy, symbols, graphics, other language requirements, decision point, frequency, rhythm and more.
Signage Program Implementation Report
(Done by Labozan Associates team members while with Carter & Burgess, Inc.)
An all-inclusive sign system implementation plan was developed to ensure that the new signage systems would be implemented properly and on budget during the complicated multi-phase capital improvements program. The Implementation Report included a signage inventory database, program schedule, Order of Magnitude program cost estimate, and an extensive set of sign program implementation phasing diagrams.
Signage Standards & Guidelines
(Done by Labozan Associates team members while with Carter & Burgess, Inc.)
A multi-volume set of Signage Standards and Guidelines were created for a comprehensive family of signs to address roadways, curb-sides, parking garages, terminals, concourses, VIDS, Master Clocks and more. Detailed illustrative and narrative documentation was summarily provided, addressing any and all signage requirements at the airport.
Miami Intermodal Center/Rental Car Facility
(Done by Labozan Associates team members while with Carter & Burgess, Inc.)
As a result of our excellent relationship with MIA, Joseph Labozan and Carter & Burgess were engaged to design the signage for the MIA Intermodal/Rental Car Facility. Managed and funded by the Florida Department of Transportation, the wayfinding and signage was designed to complement the airport signage system, while allowing for nuances unique to the Rental Car facility.

Interior Directional and ID Signs

Flight Information Displays and Gate ID

Curbside Digital Signage