Eero Saarinen
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| Born | August 20, 1910 Kirkkonummi, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Died | September 1, 1961 (aged 51) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | Finnish, American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | AIA Gold Medal (1962) |
| Buildings | See list of works |
| Design |
Gateway Arch Washington Dulles International Airport TWA Flight Center Tulip chair |
Eero Saarinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeːro ˈsɑːrinen]) (August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a 20th-century Finnish American architect and industrial designer noted for his neofuturistic style.
Eero Saarinen was born on August 20, 1910 to Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen and his second wife, Louise, on his father's 37th birthday. They immigrated to the United States in 1923, when Eero was thirteen. He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where his father taught and was dean of the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and he took courses in sculpture and furniture design there. He had a close relationship with fellow students Charles and Ray Eames, and became good friends with Florence Knoll (née Schust).
Saarinen began studies in sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, France, in September 1929. He then went on to study at the Yale School of Architecture, completing his studies in 1934. Subsequently, he toured Europe and North Africa for a year and returned for a year to his native Finland.
After his tour of Europe and North Africa, Saarinen returned to Cranbrook to work for his father and teach at the academy. The firm was "Saarinen, Swansen and Associates", headed by Eliel Saarinen and Robert Swansen from the late 1930s until Eliel's death in 1950. The firm was located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, until 1961 when the practice was moved to Hamden, Connecticut.
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