Eero Saarinen

(1910–1961) finsk-amerikansk arkitekt

Eero Saarinen (United States, 1910–1961) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Eero Saarinen belongs to the chapter ‘Modernism’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Eero Saarinen was born in Kirkkonummi and died in Ann Arbor. Eero Saarinen trained at Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Yale School of Architecture, and Yale University. Eero Saarinen studied under Eliel Saarinen. Eero Saarinen worked in St. Louis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Washington Dulles International Airport, and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Wikidata associates Eero Saarinen with modernism. Eero Saarinen became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. The awards include AIA Gold Medal and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

The best-known works include ‘Ingalls Rink’, ‘CBS Building’, and ‘Gateway Arch’. The catalogue has 7 buildings by Eero Saarinen. The dated buildings span the years 1957–1967. The buildings are in places such as Manhattan, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Queens, and Holmdel Township. According to Wikidata, buildings by Eero Saarinen belong to the styles ‘Contemporary architecture’ and ‘Post-war modernism’.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Charles Eames, Astrid Sampe, Viola Gråsten, Carl-Axel Acking, and Heidi Blomstedt.

• Gateway Arch
• Milwaukee Art Museum
• TWA Flight Center
• CBS Building
• Vivian Beaumont Theater
• Bell Labs Holmdel Complex
• Ingalls Rink