Gallery: JFK's $48M Animal Terminal Is Cushier Than What Humans Get

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    JFK Airport's newest terminal, the Ark, won't cater to humans. It's for the 70,000 pets and livestock that travel through New York every year.
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    Architecture firm Gensler designed it. Here's the reception area for humans.
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    The architects worked with a team of experts to build environments tailored to five animal species. An equine architect helped inform the design of the indoor horse barn, which will have 48 stalls.
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    7. Cattle handling area

    Animal scientist Temple Grandin, whose autism has helped her conduct in-depth research into cattle behavior, worked with Gensler on the cattle pen.
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    6. Womens changing room

    The veterinary and handling staff get accommodations as well. Here is the women's changing room.
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    The Ark will sit on a 14.4-acre lot with an aircraft pad on it to reduce travel time from plane to stall or pen.
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    The entire project is expected to cost $48 million before it opens in early 2016.
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