Chantilly, Virginia, United States, Airport, 1962- Present
Neo-Futuristic Airport The Dulles international airport is located in Virginia, United States. The airport was designed and built by world renown neo- futuristic architect Eero Saarinen. At the end of world war two aviation grew which led to the Washington Airport act of 1950. This act basically said that the government would fund a second airport fo the state. Many proposed locations were not passed until the U.S. president at the time Dwight D. Eisenhower chose a location in a small town bordering the city to place the new airport. The airport is twenty six miles from the city and named after the secretary of state at the time. The airport is one of the busiest in the country, serving over twenty three million customers a day and flying to more than a hundred and twenty five locations. Finnish - American architect Eero Saarinen was hired to design the main terminal because of his ability to create a graceful beauty in hi...