TWA Hotel

In May, architect Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center reopened as the first hotel in New York’s John F. Kennedy airport. The TWA Hotel’s debut was a banner event for the city’s travel industry, backed by a dedication to detail. Tyler Morse, the developer behind the project, spent years collecting jet-age ­memorabilia—from cocktail stirrers to branded ­toiletries—and boosting the profile of Saarinen, who died in 1961. As hotels increasingly rely on Instagram-­friendly gimmicks or a thin association with past grandeur, the depth of the TWA Hotel’s devotion to authenticity is notable. It’s a fitting tribute to the original architect, who in 1956 told TIME, “[Architects] must have an emotional reason as well as a logical end for everything we do.” —Daisy Alioto