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Eero Saarinen
(b. Kirkkonummi, Finland 1910; d. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1961)

Eero Saarinen was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland in 1910. He studied in Paris and at Yale University, after which he joined his 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.

Works

Berkshire Music Shed, at Tanglewood, Massachusetts, 1940.
Dulles Airport, at Chantilly, Virginia, 1958 to 1962.  
Gateway Arch, at St. Louis, Missouri, 1947 competition, construction 1961 to 1966.
General Motors Technical Center, at Warren, Michigan, 1946 to 1955.
IBM Research Building, at Yorktown, New York, 1957 to 1961.
John Deere and Company, at Moline, Illinois, 1963.
Kresge Auditorium, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950 to 1955.
Kresge Chapel, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955.
North Christian Church, at Columbus, Indiana, 1959 to 1963.
TWA at New York, at New York, New York, 1956 to 1962.
Yale Hockey Rink, at New Haven, Connecticut, 1956 to 1958.

Dulles Airport Location Chantilly, Virginia Date 1958 to 1962   Building Type airline terminal Construction System concrete Climate temperate Context suburban Style Modern Notes ...and Associates. Swooping roof gives an expression of flight. Gateway Arch Location St. Louis, Missouri Date 1947 competition, construction 1961 to 1966   Building Type memorial arch, monument, observation tower Construction System stainless steel Climate temperate Context riverside urban park Style Structural Expressionist Modern Notes Arched gateway to the historical American West, on the bank of the Mississippi River. A 630 foot high graceful sweeping tapered curve of stainless steel, the St. Louis Gateway Arch is the tallest memorial in the US. TWA at New York Location New York, New York Date 1956 to 1962  Building Type airport terminal Construction System concrete Climate temperate Context suburban Style Modern Notes Eero Saarinen and Associates. At Kennedy Airport. Free-flowing curves suggest flight.   John Deere and Company Location Moline, Illinois Date 1963 Building Type commercial office block Construction System steel frame, weathering steel and glass facade Climate temperate Context wooded Style Modern Notes Facades articulated by external louvers hung from extending steel beams. Expressive steel detailing. Modern Kresge Auditorium Location Cambridge, Massachusetts Date 1950 to 1955   Building Type school auditorium Construction Systemthin shell concrete dome, copper roof Climate temperate Context urban park campus Style Structuralist Modern Notes At MIT campus. Spherical-segment dome with triangularized plan.

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