Eero Saarinen

A detailed Summary of Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen. What did you think when you heard that? You probably thought,

"Who is that? I have never heard of him." That is not surprising, because he

accomplished many things he is not well known for, unless you do crossword puzzles--

which are filled with unusual information. If you do know who he is, however, it is

probably because of his architecture or his curious furniture. After a very brief overview

of Eero's life the focus will be on his work involving Dulles International Airport.

Eero Saarinen was born on August 20, 1910, in Kirkkonummi, Finland, to Eliel

and Loja Gesellius Saarinen. He and his family moved to the United States and became

naturalized citizens in 1923. His father, who was an architect as well, settled near

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, because there was a lot of architectural work needed in that

area. Eero Saarinen married Lillian Swann in 1939 and had two children, Eric (1942)

and Susan (1945). Eero and Lillian were divorced however, and he eventually married

Aline Louchheim and they had a boy named Eames (1954). Saarinen worked on many

great architectural designs and won many awards, among these buildings were Dulles

International Airport, the Master Plan for the Universi

outrageous ideas can work (Temko 115).

Saarinen took his work very seriously and once said about his work on the airport,

major companies which helped him build these monstrous lounges on wheels. They did

Maybe it will even explain what I believe about architecture." Saarinen believed that

represents the queer ideas of Eero Saarinen but also the idea that one man can create an

moved towards the jet without hassling the passengers. Saarinen "sold" his idea to some

proved them all wrong. In the story of the tortoise and the hare the other animals think

that it is preposterous for a slow turtle to beat a fast hare, but in the end the tortoise

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