The hotel will complement—and connect to—Eero Saarinen’s iconic 1962 TWA Flight Center. The whole shebang is on track to open in early 2019 as the TWA Hotel.

When TWA commissioned Saarinen's work in 1956, the airline wanted the space to embody the spirit of flying. Curved lines and wing-like structures imitate a bird's movements.

When the TWA Flight Center opened in 1962 at New York’s JFK Airport, its swooping form seemed to embody flight itself, with its two white wings rising from the tarmac. Architect Eero Saarinen ...

The 1962 TWA Flight Center by Eero Saarinen is in the process of restoration by MCR Development, which will expand the former New York City airport terminal as a programmable space with ...

Located right next to JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at JFK airport, the brand-new TWA Hotel is the result of a $265 million renovation of architect Eero Saarinen’s futuristic 1960s landmark, the TWA ...

The TWA Lounge, meanwhile, is located on the 86th floor of One WTC, and is an extremely detailed re-creation of the Saarinen structure, with a functional Solari departure board—created ...

And in New York, Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center opened at JFK airport, then known as Idlewild Airport. That was the world in 1962. Now, the Flight Center has returned after two decades, ...

“We’re bringing back the ethos of 1962 with everything that we do here. You’re going to feel like you’re in 1962 again, when traveling was very special.” ...

Eero Saarinen’s birdlike TWA terminal brought aesthetics to air travel. Rebecca Maksel. March 29, 2017. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter!

When the New York’s Municipal Airport opened in 1939, Trans World Airlines (TWA) was one of the first carriers to sign up for space on its runways. The airport was soon renamed LaGuardia Airport, and ...

The lounge on the 86th floor of One World Trade Center is filled with classic TWA flight attendant uniforms, cocktail stirrers, branded cigarettes, carry-on bags, and beverage carts with cans of Tab.

When it was completed and opened in 1962, the TWA Terminal at New York’s JFK Airport was heralded as a futuristic beacon for the jet age. More than 50 years later, the jet age is in ruins and ...