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Eero Saarinen in a womb chair Eero Saarinen: North Christian Church Interior of the TWA terminal at JFK Airport, featuring sweeping curves of reinforced concrete, large windows, and a red sunken seating area, with travelers walking through the space. Eero Saarinen: David S. Ingalls Rink Eero Saarinen: Gateway Arch Eero Saarinen: pedestal (tulip) table and chairs Figure 12: Ceiling design. (right) Simple, white paster ceiling, Christ Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen, 1950. Miller House Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Eero Saarinen

American architect
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H.F. Koeper
Professor of Architectural History, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Author of American Architecture, 1607–1976.
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Eero Saarinen (born August 20, 1910, Kirkkonummi, Finland—died September 1, 1961, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.) was a Finnish-born American architect who was one of the leaders in a trend toward exploration and experiment in American architectural design during the 1950s. Eero was the son of the noted architect Eliel Saarinen and Loja Gesellius, a textile designer and sculptor. The Saarinen family of four, including a sister, Eva-Lisa, moved to the United States in 1923, where...

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