The TWA Flight Center building at John F. Kennedy International Airport, NYC. An Expressionist style concrete shell structure by Eero Saarinen. It opened in 1962 as a standalone terminal for TWA, and in 2008 was connected to JFK Terminal 5.›
TWA Flight Center

Eero Saarinen

Exterior · New York City, United States · 1962

Photo: pheezy · Taken on 5 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 2048×1536

The TWA Flight Center building at John F. Kennedy International Airport, NYC. An Expressionist style concrete shell structure by Eero Saarinen. It opened in 1962 as a standalone terminal for TWA, and in 2008 was connected to JFK Terminal 5.

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