Dulles Airport
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At Dulles, Saarinen had a unique series of
problems: he was designing a complete new airport, providing a modern gateway
to the capital of the nation and building it for the Federal Government. The
site was a flat plain. The main terminus is a single, compact structure, not
entirely free from formalist tendencies but one which is technically exciting.
The final design concept arrived at was a suspended structure, 'high at the
front, lower in the middle, slightly higher at the back', generated by a rectangular
plan. The building is thus capable of lateral extension.
Architect : Eero Saarinen
Location : Chantilly, Virginia
Date : 1958 - 1962
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