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Terminal Five's Uncertain Future is Finally Being Addressed Again


Finished in 1962 and designed by Eero Saarinen the former TWA terminal (Terminal Five) now sits empty waiting for a project. The NYT reports on how the Port Authority is looking to get this space working again but I hope that its done properly. It would be a shame to let a building that symbolized so much and that is so beautiful go to waste on a shopping mall. Lets allow it to inspire, influence and teach our future architects, and everyone else for that matter, on how to build buildings that not only serve a purpose but look towards our future. Unfortunately today that is lacking...
NYT: A Move to Make a Silent Air Terminal Hum Again
More sites on Terminal Five and its architect:
Great Buildings
Galinsky: Terminal Five
Terminal Five
Eero Saarinen




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