The recent documents show that iconic architect Eero Saarinen designed weapons and 'devices' for the CIA, specifically by stating that ''pilot models of new weapons and devices'' in the released documents. 

Eero Saarinen is the prominent architect of 20th Century designing the most iconic American buildings-we are not remembering Saarinen with his iconic buildings. The architect was also an important name to give a shape furniture design in the 1960's that is conceived new futurism of domestic furniture design-like the tables in Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

TWA Flight Center, 1962. Image © Ezra Stoller/Esto; Yossi Milo Gallery.

JFK Airport in New York is one of the most memorable building designed by Eero Saarinen, opened to the public in 1962, and has been out of use since 2001. Most recently, the building was reopened with a silent auction, titled 'Beyond Borders', of works by internationally renowned artists, architects, and designers, as well as a series of performances, cocktails, and stations with global food experiences.   

TWA Flight Center, 1962. Image © Ezra Stoller/Esto; Yossi Milo Gallery

Saarinen’s work for the spy agency mostly involved designing models of buildings and weapons that had yet to be built. He even worked on designs for the original war room in the White House. And the people at OSS claimed that he was so good at his job that he could not be replaced.....Continue Reading

Dr Floyd meets Russian colleagues in Space Station 5's lobby. © Warner Bros, Metro

1960s decor-womb chair by Eero Saarinen. Image via mod-interiors.tumblr.com

Top image: Water, The American industrialist William Hewitt (left) and Finnish architect Eero Saarinen. Image via totallandscapecare.com 

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