Photography from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has revealed progress on the new international terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport, part of a wider project to transform the complex.

Designed by design-build team AECOM Tishman and Gensler, the new Terminal One is set to replace former Terminals 2 and 3 at John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) in Queens and will be the largest terminal at the airport at 2.6 million square feet (241, 550 square metres), with 23 gates.

Construction photos show progress on the largest terminal at JFK as part of a wider redevelopment project at the airport

Once completed, the building will service international flights from airlines including AirFrance, Ethiad and Philippine Airlines and contain dining, retail, lounges and recreational space.

Workers broke ground on the terminal in 2022, and, though the completion is slated for 2030, it will open in phases beginning next year, according to the project's main organising body, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Y-shaped columns support the structure in the building's departures hall

The Terminal One building is a symmetrical volume that is united at the centre by  "a spine of skylights", according to Gensler, while its gates branch off either end of the building.

Its facade is predominantly glazed, and the interior will feature "expansive, naturally lit public spaces", according to the Port Authority.

The building's exterior wall tilts slightly forward, and construction photography show an escalator located in the building's "entrance hall" that transports travellers down to its ground level.

Other photos show the building's 30-foot tall ceilings (9 metres), as well as its Y-shaped columns that support the structure and run along a mezzanine level.

The front of the building will meet the adjacent roadway via two elevated pedestrian walkways

Cladding going up on the ceiling and the celestory windows along the building's central "spine" is also shown.

The building's exterior front is nearly complete along an elevated roadway and platform, while its curbside entryway is underway and will meet the building's facade via two main footbridges that span over its lower level.

Initiated in 2017 under then-governor Andrew Cuomo, the expansion to JFK is a multi-year project expected to cost upwards of $19 billion, funded by public and private entities.

"The JFK Vision Plan was announced to transform JFK into the world-class airport that New Yorkers deserve," said the Port Authority.

Parts of the terminal are expected to open in 2026, while the building is slated for completion in 2030

"The vision plan provides a strategic framework for the Port Authority and its partners to completely redevelop, modify and expand existing facilities and infrastructure."

Beyond the conversion of a former terminal designed by architect Eero Saarinen into the TWA Hotel, the redevelopment project encompasses the addition of a new Terminal 6 building, expansions to Terminal 4 and Terminal 8, and reconfigurations to the airport's convoluted network of roadways.

The building will contain a central "spine of skylights" once complete, while gates will fan out from either end

Construction on Terminal 6 began in 2023, and like Terminal One, parts of the building are slated to open next year. It will replace the former Terminal 6 and 7.

The Terminal 4 expansion project is "substantially complete", while the Terminal 8 project was opened in 2022.

A number of architecture studios, developers and consultants are involved in the project, such as SOM, which designed the Terminal 4 expansion.

 New York's LaGuardia Airport also recently saw a major overhaul, while work on the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, which also services the metropolitan area, are also underway.

The photography is courtesy of The New Terminal One at JFK.