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Terminal TWA
TWA Flight Center [Terminal 5] |
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DESIGNER |
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VIDEO |
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MATERIALS |
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LOCATION |
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Continent |
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North America |
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Nation |
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United States |
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State |
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New York |
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Metropolitan area |
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New York City |
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Queens |
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New York - Queens |
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Borough |
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Queens |
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Address |
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport, Terminal 5 (Van Wyck Expy)
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Transport buildings and structures
Airports, terminals, etc.
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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1956
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Realisation |
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1962 |
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AWARDS |
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2005 |
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places |
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1994 |
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THE BUILDING IN CINEMA |
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Cast |
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Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Dakota Fanning, Richard Armitage, James Corden, Adriana Lima, Nathanya Alexander, Elliott Gould |
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, James Brolin, Martin Sheen, Jennifer Garner |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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"Still grounded, but ready for takeoff", Architect 11/2014, november 2014, "Front" p. 27 |
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Sam Lubell, "Municipal Art Society talking with JetBlue about JFK's TWA terminal", Architectural Record vol. 191 n. 10, october 2003, p. 44 |
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"The view from Domus", Domus 848, maggio/may 2002, "Monitor" p. 31 |
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"Eero Saarinen", Casabella 695-696, dicembre 2001-gennaio 2002/december 2001-january 2002 [«Hay que caminar» sognando. Viaggi tra cose e luoghi aboliti], pp. 21-35, 182-184 "Eero Saarinen & Associates. Terminal Twa (1956-1962). Aeroporto Idlewild (oggi John F. Kennedy). New York, New York", Casabella 695-696, dicembre 2001-gennaio 2002/december 2001-january 2002 [«Hay que caminar» sognando. Viaggi tra cose e luoghi aboliti], pp. 21-33, 182-184 (21-35, 182-184) Peter C. Papademetriou, "Il calcolo e l'invenzione/The calculation and invention of the form. Flight of fantasy", Casabella 695-696, dicembre 2001-gennaio 2002/december 2001-january 2002 [«Hay que caminar» sognando. Viaggi tra cose e luoghi aboliti], pp. 21-30, 182-184 (21-35, 182-184) |
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Suzanne Stephens, "TWA's fight for flight: what preserves a landmark most?", Architectural Record vol. 189 n. 11, november 2001, pp. 63-66 |
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John E Czarnecki, "Architects and preservationists rally for Saarinen's TWA terminal", Architectural Record vol. 189 n. 9, september 2001, p. 33 |
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Ezra Stoller (photo), The TWA Terminal, Princeton Architectural Press, Princeton (USA) 1999 |
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Ezra Stoller (photo), "Through the Viewfinder", Architectural Record 5/1997, may 1997, "Features" p. 147 (147-152) |
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Pier Moro (ed.), Raili e Reima Pietilä: L'architettura sconosciuta/An Unknown Architecture, Torre Colombera Ed., Gorla Maggiore (VA) 1997, p. 12 |
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Bruno Zevi, Spazî dell'architettura moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1973, tav. 557 [XII. La terza età: itinerarî degli anni cinquanta-ottanta] |
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"Saarinen's Twa Flight Center", Architectural Record 7/1962, july 1962, pp. 129-134 |
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"Idlewild. New York International Airport", Architectural Record 9/1961, september 1961, pp. 151-190 |
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CLIENT |
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TWA (Trans World Airlines) |
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STAFF |
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Project |
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Eero Saarinen & Associates |
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ANNOTATIONS |
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In 2001 the terminal was abandoned following the failure of the TWA and also risked being demolished.
In 2003 it was taken over by another airline, JetBlue, which restored its use.
In the years 2017-2019 the terminal is restored and expanded to become part of the TWA Hotel.
architects: Beyer Blinder Belle | Lubrano Ciavarra Architects
associate designers: INC Architecture & Design | Stonehill Taylor |
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