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Designing TWA: Eero Saarinen's Airport Terminal in New York
Kornel Ringli
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Description for Designing TWA: Eero Saarinen's Airport Terminal in New York
Hardcover. The first comprehensive documentation of the TWA Flight Centre's entire history and architecture. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour, 50 b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMG; KNGV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 288 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1030.
When Eero Saarinen's Flight Centre for Trans World Airlines (TWA) opened at New York's JFK International Airport in 1962 it was a sensation. It represented a significant change in architectural thinking, allowing TWA to polish its image by means of a building, clearly distinguishing it from other airlines. Saarinen's striking design got much publicity throughout its operational life until closure in 2001. It was regarded an emblem of the jet-age, yet it never really suited its operational requirements. When the new B747 Jumbo Jet arrived in 1970, it already proved outdated and inefficient for the number of passengers using it. ... Read more
When Eero Saarinen's Flight Centre for Trans World Airlines (TWA) opened at New York's JFK International Airport in 1962 it was a sensation. It represented a significant change in architectural thinking, allowing TWA to polish its image by means of a building, clearly distinguishing it from other airlines. Saarinen's striking design got much publicity throughout its operational life until closure in 2001. It was regarded an emblem of the jet-age, yet it never really suited its operational requirements. When the new B747 Jumbo Jet arrived in 1970, it already proved outdated and inefficient for the number of passengers using it. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Park Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Zurich, Switzerland
ISBN
9783906027753
SKU
V9783906027753
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Ref
99-15
About Kornel Ringli
Kornel Ringli, born 1972, studied architecture and did his PhD at ETH Zurich. He works with a Zurich-based non-profit organisation for real estate management and as a freelance architectural publicist.
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