Awards
Design
Award of Excellence
Commercial
The Commercial Design Award of Excellence is given for the restoration of the TWA Flight Center at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. At its opening in 1962, the TWA Terminal “was celebrated as a major achievement in modern architecture and quickly became a symbol for the “golden age” of commercial aviation.” After being listed as a New York City Landmark in 1995 and the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, the sensitive work done by the New York City firm Beyer Blinder Belle restored significant details and defining features such as the failing curtain wall, the “penny-tile” finish, and removed inappropriate exterior additions. Most importantly, tours and events held at the restored terminal have inspired a resurgence in interest of Saarinen’s building by the general public.
Jury chair, architect Michael Mills noted, “This is a masterful restoration and reuse of an architectural landmark that had been in danger of demolition. Everything about this important Eero Saarinen design was respected and preserved.”
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Project Manager/Property Owner)
Beyer Blinder Belle (Architect)
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Location
John F. Kennedy International AirportQueens, NY, 11430
Country
US
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Other designers
Other designer(s): Ralph Yeakel, resident architect
Consulting engineer(s): Kenneth Morris, project engineer
Building contractor(s): Grove Shepherd Wilson & Kruge