Architectural Record – August 2019

CLUE: AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM DESIGNED A VISITORS CENTER IN AN

URBAN PARK TO BLEND INTRICATELY WITH THE LANDSCAPE. THE ROOF—

PARTLY SAWTOOTH AND COPPER CLAD, THE CURVED PART COVERED IN

GRASS—MELDS WITH AN EXISTING EARTH BERM AND AN ALLÉE OF GINGKO

TREES FOR AN ARRESTING FUSION OF NATURE AND BUILDING.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: © ALBERT VECERKA/ESTO (TOP); JOE RAVI (BOTTOM)

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The Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, was designed by Eero

Saarinen and opened in 1962. Saarinen, whose TWA Terminal at Idlewild (now JFK) opened the

same year, captured in both schemes the grandeur of flight through exploiting the sculptural

and technical qualities of concrete.

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