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Structure-ID: s0000459
Created on: 11/06/99
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Dulles International Airport Terminal Buildings

Completed in: 1965
Status: in use
Location: Chantilly, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Dulles International Airport Terminal Building
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Structural Type:
Cable-supported structure
Function / usage:
Airport terminal building
Part of: Washington Dulles International Airport

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Design engineer Boyd G. Anderson
Architect Eero Saarinen

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
  Eero Saarinen & Associates
Wind tunnel testing Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.
Structural engineering Ammann & Whitney
Consulting engineers Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc.

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DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
building structure  reinforced concrete

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External LinkarchINFORM: Dulles International Airport, Washington D.C. English German French Spanish Italian
External LinkDulles International Airport English
External LinkGreat Buildings Online: Dulles Airport English

Relevant Literature
* Allen, Edward   Shaping Structures, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471169684, 1998; pp. 190-193.

 
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