“Designing TWA recounts the genesis of the most iconic airport building of all time: Eero Saarinen’s swooping 1962 terminal for Trans World Airlines at New York’s JFK International Airport. A trove of archival photos, renderings, and advertisements, the book evokes the optimism of the golden age of flight.”

Elle Decor

“A deep dive into one of the most remarkable buildings in the century-long history of commercial flight. . . Take a look through these images, and get a taste for how the ‘golden age’ of air travel was created.”

WIRED

“Designing TWA honors the architectural achievement of this emblem of midcentury modern design, from Saarinen’s initial sketches through the terminal’s closing in 2001. Photographs and archival documents, which depict everything from the design of the flight hostesses’ uniforms to diagrams of passenger and baggage movement, pay homage to the golden era of air travel.”

Publishers Weekly

“Filled with pictures, the book tells the fascinating story of this extraordinary building in the context of both aviation history and cultural development. . . . You don’t have to be an aerospace or architecture connoisseur to enjoy this sumptuous book.”

Classic Driver