The 380,000-sq-ft, $342-million Terminal B Concourse is the first element of the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport’s extensive $1.3-billion modernization program. It will ultimately integrate with the new Terminal B, which is scheduled for opening in summer 2010. Related Links: Best of California 2009 The concourse’s design evokes the high-tech landscape of the Silicon Valley while celebrating the area’s sunny climate and agrarian roots. Inside, the concourse has the feel of a sunlit paseo, with a dramatic curved translucent roof featuring fabric panels to filter direct sunlight and absorb sound. On the exterior, the long and cable-like outer