The TWA event and gallery spaces, designed by INC Architecture & Design, are high-performance nostalgia. The facility has been developed as a state-of-the-art gathering space, imbued with the glamour of the period in American history when the jet age turned the world into a global village for the first time. The project, of course, begins with the landmark Eero Saarinen masterpiece, the TWA Flight Center. Completed in 1962, the building’s space-age organic architectural forms represent the exception to the rule of the balance of Saarinen’s overall body of work. To create a clear distinction between the old and new structures, we looked to Saarinen’s earlier more rational works for inspiration. We sought out simple geometries, structural clarity, and orthogonal forms in lieu of the dynamic, organic virtuosity of the flight center. The TWA flight center event spaces are fashioned with a direct aesthetic connection to the flight center engendering an emotionally charged nostalgic experience rooted in its mid-century optimism, all while distinguishing the new structure from the Landmarked one. Conceived of as a posthumous collaboration with the modern master, Eero Saarinen, alongside the likes of Warren Platner, Isamu Noguchi, Charles and Ray Eames, the TWA event spaces will help breathe new life into an American landmark.
TWA Hotel Event Spaces
Designed by INC Architecture and Design / Cooley Monato Studio

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Client
MCR Development LLC
Floor area
4645.00 ㎡
Completion
2019