The TWA Flight Center is a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, designed by Eero Saarinen and Associates for Trans World Airlines and completed in 1962, when it opened as an airport terminal. It served as a TWA terminal for four decades, and in 2019 its main headhouse was repurposed as part of the TWA Hotel, flanked by two new hotel towers and partially surrounded by JetBlue's Terminal 5.
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Year Created LocationJohn F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York 1 Architectural StyleFuturist, Neo-futurist, Googie, and Fantastic 1 Structural SystemReinforced concrete shell roof 1 Construction Current UseRepurposed as the lobby of the TWA Hotel (since 2019) 1 Connections
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Source TWA Flight Center (Wikipedia)
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Expressionist terminal building at JFK Airport, designed by Eero Saarinen.
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Saarinen's expressionist mid-century modernist design.
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The TWA Flight Center (also known as the Trans World Flight Center or TWA Terminal) is a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, New York, United States.
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WikipediaLead section
The TWA Flight Center (also known as the Trans World Flight Center or TWA Terminal) is a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, New York, United States.
Design section
The design incorporates elements of the Futurist, Neo-futurist, Googie, and Fantastic architectural styles.
Lead section
The building's main section, the headhouse, was repurposed as part of the TWA Hotel in 2019.
Construction section
Grove Shepherd Wilson & Kruge received the contract in early 1959. Construction began on June 9, initially with 14 engineers and 150 skilled craftspeople.
Article text
The completed terminal was dedicated as scheduled on May 28, 1962.
Design section, style sentence
The design incorporates elements of the Futurist, Neo-futurist, Googie, and Fantastic architectural styles.
Lead section
The headhouse has a thin shell concrete roof, shaped like a set of bird's wings and supported by four Y-shaped piers.
Lead section
The TWA Flight Center (also known as the Trans World Flight Center or TWA Terminal) is a building at John F.
Created By: Eero Saarinen, lead paragraph
The TWA Flight Center (also known as the Trans World Flight Center or TWA Terminal) is a building at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in Queens, New York, United States. Designed by Eero Saarinen and Associates for Tran
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