• Eero Saarinen (/ˈeɪroʊ ˈsɑːrɪnən, ˈɛəroʊ -/, Finnish: [ˈeːro ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who...
  • Counted among their ranks is Eero Saarinen (pronounced air-oh), the prodigious Finnish American architect and industrial designer known for his neo-futuristic style.
  • Eero Saarinen’s early life was marked by a strong connection to his Finnish heritage.
  • Two hours later, they received a phone call from an embarrassed official who clarified that Eero Saarinen had advanced in the competition.
  • In addition to his achievements in furniture, Eero Saarinen was a leader of the second-generation modernists.
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  • Born in 1910 in Kirkkonummi, Finland, to architect Eliel Saarinen and textile artist and sculptor Loja Gesellius, both Eero and his sister Pipsan grew up...
  • After Eliel Saarinen's death in 1950, Luja Saarinen moved from Cranbrook to the backyard of her son Eero's house, where he designed this modern guest...
  • Eero Saarinen died at he age of 51 from a brain tumor in 1961 while he was working on the building of the Dulles International Airport in Washington.
  • Eero Saarinen sought to capture the sensation of flight in all aspects of the building, from a fluid and open interior to the wing-like concrete shell of the roof.
  • Eero Saarinen’s professional work in the United States began in 1936 with research on housing and city planning with the Flint Institute of Research and Planning...
  • Eero Saarinen was born in 1910 in Finland and emigrated to the U.S. in 1923. The architect started his career with an apprenticeship and partnership with his...
  • Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen was amazingly prolific and successful throughout this era, designing projects such ass the Gateway Arch in St...