Eero Saarinen is a Finnish American architect. Saarinen was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland in 1910. With his father, Eliel Saarinen, he shared more than a birthday, they shared carreers in architecture, and international recognition. His family emigrated to the United States in 1923. Saarinen studied under his father at the Canbrook Academy of Art, Paris, and finally the Yale School of Architecture. He worked with Charles Eames in the 40s. Saarinen was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. In 1954 he became a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Posthumously he was awarded a gold medal by the American Institute of Architects. His most famous buildings are the Washington Dulles International Airport, the TWA FLight Centre, and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.
Kleinhans Music Hall
1940, Buffalo, New York
Cummins Inc Irwin Conference Centre
1954, Columbus, Indiana
MIT Chapel
1955, Cambridge Massachusetts
MIT Chapel – Interior
1955, Cambridge Massachusetts
Miller House and Garden
1956, Columbus, Indiana
Milwaukee County War Memorial Centre
1957, Milwaukee
David S Ingalls Rink
1958, New Haven, Connecticut
US Embassy London
1960, London, England
Bell Labs
1962, Holmdel, New Jersey
TWA Flight Centre
1962, New York
Washington Dules International Airport
1962, Washington
North Christian Church
1964, Columbus, Indiana
CBS Building
1965, New York
Gateway Arch St-Louis
1965, St-Louis
Lincoln Centre
1965, New York
And of course Saarinen is famous for these iconic and timeless pieces of furniture.
Womb Chair
1947
Tulip Armchair
1956
Tulip Armchair
1956
Pedestal Table
1956
[…] Denmark Can Lis 1971, Majorca, Spain Sydney Opera House 1973, Sydney, Australia Eero Saarinen on of the judges deciding on the Opera House described Utzon as a genius and could not endor any […]