honorable mention
Angela Pons spain
title
The Concrete Bird
The Concrete Bird
The TWA Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen for Trans World Airlines, opened in 1962 at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, ushering in a new era of jet air travel with its futuristic design.
Both the interior and the exterior were declared a New York City Landmark in 1994 (also, in 2005, the terminal would be listed on the National Register of Historic Places).
Following TWA's continued financial deterioration during the 1990s, the terminal ended operations in October 2001.
Although portions of the original complex were demolished, the Saarinen-designed head house was renovated, and became partially encircled by a replacement terminal building, which was completed in 2008.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates JFK Airport, had once intended the TWA Flight Center as a ceremonial entrance to the replacement terminal, and has since announced plans to convert the original head house into a hotel, to open in 2018. The construction on the new hotel began in August 2016.
This series of photos was taken one of the last and few days that the former cathedral of aviation was open to the public, after almost 15 years of complete abandonment.
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entry description
The Concrete Bird
The TWA Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen for Trans World Airlines, opened in 1962 at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, ushering in a new era of jet air travel with its futuristic design.
Both the interior and the exterior were declared a New York City Landmark in 1994 (also, in 2005, the terminal would be listed on the National Register of Historic Places).
Following TWA's continued financial deterioration during the 1990s, the terminal ended operations in October 2001.
Although portions of the original complex were demolished, the Saarinen-designed head house was renovated, and became partially encircled by a replacement terminal building, which was completed in 2008.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates JFK Airport, had once intended the TWA Flight Center as a ceremonial entrance to the replacement terminal, and has since announced plans to convert the original head house into a hotel, to open in 2018. The construction on the new hotel began in August 2016.
This series of photos was taken one of the last and few days that the former cathedral of aviation was open to the public, after almost 15 years of complete abandonment.
about the photographer
As a child in Madrid, Angela was already curious about photography, but it was during her architecture studies that Angela began to show a serious interest. While working in the Netherlands, she began to photograph regularly, experimenting with architectural photography and collage. Later, she worked on the curation of an exhibition on the American photographer Zoe Strauss, where photos of Angela and other photographers were also included. Angela later moved to NYC, where she complemented her training with studies at the ICP and began a more extensive photographic work (Off Broadway, Make Music NYC, film collectives ...) that she continued on her return to Madrid. Angela has been part of several group exhibitions: Photoville (NY), BA Gallery (Berlin), Photoespaña (Madrid), Foley Gallery (NY) or COAM (Madrid), and has received a series of awards for her photographs: OHNY (NY), ND Awards (NY), etc. She is interested in the interaction between individuals and their surrounding built environment.back to gallery