page_title: Thin-shell structure
hierarchical_section_title: Thin-shell structure
caption_attribution_description: English: TWA Flight Center in 2004 — by Earo Saarinen (1962). It opened in 1962 as a standalone terminal for TWA—Trans World Airlines, and in 2008 was connected to the new JFK Terminal 5 ( Jetblue Terminal). Photographed by Marc N. Weissman (2004)
context_page_description: Thin-shell structures are lightweight constructions using shell elements. These elements, typically curved, are assembled to make large structures. Typical applications include aircraft fuselages, boat hulls, and the roofs of large buildings.
context_section_description: Thin-shell structures (also called plate and shell structures) are lightweight constructions using shell elements. These elements, typically curved, are assembled to make large structures. Typical applications include aircraft fuselages, boat hulls, and the roofs of large buildings.
caption: Shell structure of the TWA Flight Center Building by Eero Saarinen, John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
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