Eero Saarinen (Rantasalmi, Finland, 1910 - Bloomfield Hills, United States of America, 1961), is an architect of Finnish origin who developed all his professional activity in the United States, a country he moved to in 1923, when he was thirteen years old. He studied sculpture at the Academy of the Grand Chaumiére of Paris in 1929 and architecture at Yale University between 1930 and 1934.
In his first years of professional activity, Eero Saarinen worked in the practice of his father, the also well-known architect Eliel Saarinen, of which he became a partner in 1941 along with J. Robert Swanson. At this time, he was also a professor of architecture at the Cranbrook Art Academy.
After the death of his father in 1950, Saarinen opened his own practice in Birmingham (Alabama) under the name of Eero Saarinen & Associates. Some of his best-known works are the General Motors Technical Center in Michigan, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the TWA at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and the hockey pavilion at Yale University.
The professional career of Eero Saarinen also included his activity as a furniture designer, creating well-known pieces.
In his first years of professional activity, Eero Saarinen worked in the practice of his father, the also well-known architect Eliel Saarinen, of which he became a partner in 1941 along with J. Robert Swanson. At this time, he was also a professor of architecture at the Cranbrook Art Academy.
After the death of his father in 1950, Saarinen opened his own practice in Birmingham (Alabama) under the name of Eero Saarinen & Associates. Some of his best-known works are the General Motors Technical Center in Michigan, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the TWA at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and the hockey pavilion at Yale University.
The professional career of Eero Saarinen also included his activity as a furniture designer, creating well-known pieces.
