Dulles International Airport
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design by Saarinen
- In Eero Saarinen: Life
” Later Saarinen designed Dulles International Airport (1958–62), outside Washington, D.C., with a hanging roof suspended from diagonal supports.
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importance to Washington, D.C.
- In Washington, D.C.: Transportation of Washington, D.C.
Dulles International Airport is 26 miles (42 km) west of the city in Loudoun county, Virginia. Both Virginia airports were acquired in 1987 by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Washington, near Baltimore.
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sculpture by Bertoia
- In Harry Bertoia
…of Earth from Space at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. (1963; dismantled for airport renovation and reinstalled in 2012), and a fountain piece—Untitled Sounding Sculpture—for the sunken outdoor plaza of the Standard Oil building (later renamed the Aon Center) in Chicago (installed 1975).
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terminal
- In airport: Transporter designs
Mobile lounges used at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., and at Jiddah’s King Abdul Aziz International Airport have bodies that can be raised and lowered to suit the exact height of the terminal floor and the aircraft sill. However, passenger loading and unloading times are lengthened, causing turnaround…
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