Eero Saarinen
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| Eero Saarinen | |
| Born | 1910; Kirkkonummi, Finland |
| Died | 1961; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
| Firms | Eero Saarinen and Associates, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA |
| Notes | |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/architects/Eero_Saarinen.html |
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[edit] Works
- Berkshire Music Shed, at Tanglewood, Massachusetts, 1940. GreatBuildings page
- Dulles Airport, at Chantilly, Virginia, 1958 to 1962. * 3D Model * GreatBuildings page
- Gateway Arch, at St. Louis, Missouri, 1947 competition, construction 1961 to 1966. GreatBuildings page
- General Motors Technical Center, at Warren, Michigan, 1946 to 1955. GreatBuildings page
- Miller House I, Toronto, Ontario, 1950.
- Miller House II, Columbus, Indiana, 1953.
- United States Chancellery, London, England, United Kingdom, 1955 to 1960.
- University of Chicago D'Angelo Law Library, Chicago, Illinois, 1956 to 1960.
- IBM Research Building, at Yorktown, New York, 1957 to 1961. GreatBuildings page
- John Deere and Company, at Moline, Illinois, 1963. GreatBuildings page
- Kresge Auditorium, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950 to 1955. GreatBuildings page
- Kresge Chapel, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955. GreatBuildings page
- North Christian Church, at Columbus, Indiana, 1959 to 1963. GreatBuildings page
- TWA at New York, at New York, New York, 1956 to 1962. GreatBuildings page
- Yale Hockey Rink, at New Haven, Connecticut, 1956 to 1958. GreatBuildings page
- Bell Labs, at Holmdel, New Jersey, 1957 to 1962.
- Emma Harman Noyes House, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1958.
[edit] Discussion
(b. Kirkkonummi, Finland 1910; d. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1961)
Eero Saarinen was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland in 1910. He studied in father's practice. Eero initially pursued sculpture as his art of choice. After a year in art school, he decided to become an architect instead. Much of his work shows a relation to sculpture.
Saarinen developed a remarkable range which depended on color, form and materials. Saarinen showed a marked dependence on innovative structures and sculptural forms, but not at the cost of pragmatic considerations. He easily moved back and forth between the International Style and Expressionism, utilizing a vocabulary of curves and cantilevered forms.
Eero Saarinen died in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1961. The next year was honored posthumously with the AIA Gold Medal Award.
[edit] General Discussion at Wikipedia
Eero Saarinen
See a related page at Wikipedia for additional information.
[edit] References
- "The Story of Saarinen's John Deere Headquarters", by Louise A. Mozingo, ArchitectureWeek No. 542, 2011.1207, pC1.1.
- "From Maybeck to Megachurches", by Douglas R. Hoffman, ArchitectureWeek No. 61, 2001.0808, p1.
- Dennis Sharp. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Architects and Architecture. New York: Quatro Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8230-2539-X. NA40.I45. p132-133
- Muriel Emmanuel. Contemporary Architects. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. ISBN 0-312-16635-4. NA680.C625 1980.</font>
[edit] External Links
- Eero Saarinen helped to create the international image of post-war America - Helsingin Sanomat, 2006.1011
- Predicting the Future - Metropolis, 2008.0116
- Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
- Eero's Rink Reborn, or... Adding to the Yale Whale , by Michael J. Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 488, 2010.0825, pD1.1.
