Saarinen's Masterpiece for TWA Becomes Hotel at JFK Airport
One of the jewels of 20th century modernism is getting a second life: Eero Saarinen’s 1962 TWA Flight Center, at JFK Airport in New York, is being restored and reimagined as a first-class hotel. The hotel will feature:
512 ultra-quiet hotel rooms with exhilarating views of JFK’s runways and the iconic TWA Flight Center
Museum devoted to the Jet Age, TWA and the midcentury modern design movement
6 restaurants and 8 bars
10,000-square-foot rooftop observation deck with pool
State of the art, 10,000-square-foot fitness facility with yoga, spinning and other amenities
The rooms: Inspired by the year 1962, when Jet Age excitement electrified the country, TWA Hotel’s guest rooms will have views of JFK’s runways and the historic TWA Flight Center. Featuring authentic Eero Saarinen-designed midcentury modern Knoll furnishings, cocktail bars, vintage rotary phones, and gleaming terrazzo-tiled bathrooms with TWA-branded amenities. The guest rooms are being designed by New York City firm Stonehill Taylor, and will be accessible through Saarinen’s iconic flight tubes which were made famous by the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can.
