Designing TWA
Subtitle: Eero Saarinen's airport terminal in New York
By: Kornel Ringli
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9783906027753
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Eero Saarinen & Associates; Airport terminals; Criticism and interpretation; Design and construction; Trans World Airlines Terminal (New York, N.Y.)
Other titles: Eero Saarinen's airport terminal in New York
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Designing TWA; title: Diagrams of passenger and baggage movements : Passenger cabins optimized for the masses ; New requirements for ground infrastructure ; Analysis and research ; Passenger handling machine; title: A focal point of attention : From the constellation to a comprehensive corporate look ; Spectacular shells ; New economic focus ; Come fly with me; title: Universal press acclaim : Legend of Eero Saarinen ; Joint marketing tool ; Jet propaganda ; Glamourous gala; title: TWA designed; title: Appendix : Interviews : Kevin Roche ; Abba Tor ; Cesar Pelli; title: Drawings : Construction drawings: Eero Saarinen and Associates (ES&A) 1958-1963 ; Historic American Buildings Survey : Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB) 2004-2005; title: Building chronology.