Design Icons: 24 Modern Architects and Designers That Have Shaped Our World
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Dubbed the "Grand Central of the Jet Age" by critic Robert A.M. Stern, Eero Saarinen’s curvaceous TWA Flight Center was a paean to the romance of flight. The sloped concrete roof recalls two flapping wings, while contours constantly bend and flow into each, creating a fluid collection of terminals, staircases and forms. After being shuttered for years, the space has been turned into a luxury hotel.
