Preservationists want JFK terminal left alone.CHAPMAN, PARKE Preservationists are demanding that JFK's Eero Saarinen Noun 1. Eero Saarinen - United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961) Saarinen TWA TWA Time-weighted average, see there terminal remain what it was designed to be--a working air terminal--instead of a restaurant or conference center. The 1962 landmark building has brought several high profile architects together to oppose the Port Authority's plan to enclose the building inside two new terminals. The Port Authority maintains that their proposal would preserve the building while making it a more functional air terminal. Philip Johnson See Phillip Johnson for others with a similar name Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906– January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. With his thick, round-framed glasses, Johnson was the most recognizable figure in American architecture for decades. , Robert A.M Stern and members of the Municipal Arts Society publicly denounced the project last week at a press conference. "If you are going to strangle Strangle An options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying asset. This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the underlying asset. a building to death, you might as well just tear it down. Our duty is to save it, not to freeze it," said Philip Johnson at the press conference. Though the Port Authority isn't proposing to tear the building down, Johnson and his fellow preservationists recalled the demolition of the old Penn Station as a cautionary tale A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. . "I protested plans to demolish Penn Station with Eero Saarinen's wife," said Johnson, adding that "it deserves our attention and protection." The Port Authority did not send a spokesperson to the press conference. However, a man seated in the back of the room quietly handed out a written statement by William DeCota, the director of aviation for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-sustaining public corporation established in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey to administer the activities of the New York–New Jersey port area, which has a waterfront of c. . "The proposal will reestablish the Terminal 5 landmark as a more visible icon within the airport while making it much more accessible to the public. The Port Authority agrees with the Municipal Arts Society that the Terminal 5 landmark should be a functioning part of the airport," said DeCota's statement. The Port Authority has enlisted architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. Beyer Blinder Belle, who restored Grand Central Station, to build the new terminals. Plans call for the flight wings to be demolished in order to connect the new building to Terminal 5 via the jetways. Plans to restore the building would be deferred until a new tenant is located. That tenant would then be responsible for the restoration and reuse of the building. The Municipal Arts Society wants the Port Authority to take immediate responsibility for the building's preservation. They claim that the building has fallen into disrepair and its condition will surely deteriorate. After the press conference last week, the same group of Saarinen backers were scheduled to speak before the Landmarks Preservation Commission. A spokeswoman from the Landmarks Preservation Commission did not return calls for comment. "At a time when corporate business kills the spirit, which can be felt in architecture, and our everyday airport experiences become repetitive and bleak, this inspiring space must be re-used with true understanding," said Steven Holl Steven Holl (born December 9, 1947, Bremerton, Washington) is an American academic architect best known for the 1998 Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland and the controversial 2003 Simmons Hall at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.. , architect and professor of architecture at Columbia University. |
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