Sheerfill by Saint Gobain

Project Feature: JFK Airport TWA Walkway

Initially, the TWA terminal at JFK Airport had an iconic design for its architecture. In brief, the concrete shell was made by Finnish-American architect and industrial designer

Eero Saarinen and found use between 1959 and 1962. Thereafter, it found utilization for years before closing in 2002. However, it is now a hotel using the original style from the 1950s.

To add, this walkway uses arches in precast concrete, in the same style as the terminal design. And, engineering for the Tensile Fabric was complete by PE Wayne Rendely.

Most importantly, the walkway uses Sheerfill by Saint-Gobain PTFE/glass fabric panels. In fact, Lightweight Manufacturing had to opportunity to create these particular fabric panels for this project! Moreover, the panels tension between the concrete arches using embedded steel members and tensioning hardware.

Sheerfill Architectural Membrane is a high-performance architectural fabric in permanent tensioned membrane structures. In many cases, this material is adaptable in many fields including transportation, retail, and other applications in large or small structures.

Importantly, Sheerfill fabrics are available in a variety of strengths and levels of translucency, including transparent and opaque materials.

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