https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2903 en-us Completed in 1962 and abandoned in 2001, Eero Saarinen’s bird-like building at JFK Airport in New York now serves as a spectacular lobby for the new hotel.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14059 Wed, 15 May 2019 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14059-twa-hotel-at-jfk-gives-new-life-to-saarinens-flight-center The new TWA Hotel at JFK Airport Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell Sunken Lounge at the TWA Hotel features its original Chili Pepper Red Carpet and authentic penny tile. Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell View toward The Sunken Lounge (and the hotel’s 1958 Lockheed Constellation “Connie”) from the terminal’s front entrance Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell The Sunken Lounge and the Paris Café by Jean-Georges Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell Flight Tube No. 2 leads to the Hughes Wing of the TWA Hotel. Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell View from the London Club area Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell The 1962 Room at the TWA Hotel is a 4,200-square-foot event space with 15-foot ceilings. Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell A display of vintage TWA crew uniforms by such designers as Valentino, Stan Herman, and Ralph Lauren are on display at the hotel. Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell The New-York Historical Society curated an exhibition of vintage TWA air hostess uniforms. Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell Flight Tube No. 2 Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell The new TWA Hotel at JFK Airport Photo © TWA Hotel/David Mitchell