[ifelsethenyeah]

I don't care about ascetics much at an airport except decorating around functionality.

Around 2005, the newer Shanghai airport had information boards that didn't contain information except various permutations of Windows' BSODs. IIRC, it was that terrible, inefficient design of long and narrow.

In general, DFW is a better layout: almost circles of gates globbed almost contiguous to each other as lettered terminals relatively close together connected by a bidirectional tram, many security screening entrances and exits, and people moving devices (i.e., moving walkways, "golf carts", etc.)

[chasd00]

The new terminal D at DFW is very nice. I like lovefield as like a “working persons” airport. No frills, no BS, just show up, get on the plane, and leave. However, given the choice, I would pick dfw term D every time.