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Eero Saarinen’s Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight Center was designed to visualize the “Spirit of Flight”. The need for more infrastructure to handle the rapidly expanding industry of commercial air travel was high after World War II. The reduction of prices and payment plans turned a usually high-class recreation into something within reach to the middle class. In response to the increase in aviary traffic decided to expand the Idlewild Airport (Present day JFK). The design which was deemed “Terminal City”, consisted of each airline constructing their own respective terminal. This was not decided through a design competition as many major urban planning projects are, however the airlines decided to go forward with this plan as it enabled them to create lasting brand names with permanent structures in their respective images. Saarinen collected an overwhelming amount of data on airplanes and it’s passengers. Timing how long it took for planes to take off and land, passengers commute...

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...