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It was Bandel who modified the catenary arch shape for Eero Saarinen's Gateway Arch project. When Saarinen tried to demonstrate his desired shape with a chain suspended in his hands, he couldn't achieve the slightly elongated, "soaring" effect he wanted; Bandel asked for the chain, came back in a few days, and delighted the architect by producing Saarinen's curve, as if by magic.
Eero Saarinen (/ ˈ eɪ r oʊ ˈ s ɑːr ɪ n ə n, ˈ ɛər oʊ-/, Finnish: [ˈeːro ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer who created a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments, including the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; the passenger terminal at Dulles International Airport ...
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First building Saarinen designed within Michigan's Copper Country. Designed in conjunction with his father, Eliel Saarinen. Charles and Ingrid Koebel House: Grosse Pointe Farms: Michigan: 1937: 1940: With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson: Kleinhans Music Hall: Buffalo: New York: 1938: 1940: With Eliel Saarinen. Designated a National ...
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Pages in category "Eero Saarinen church buildings" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
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[4] [5] John King of the San Francisco Chronicle pointed out that in 1991 the AIA had named Eero Saarinen's design for Dulles Airport as one of ten "all-time works of American architects." King noted that the public's ratings were based on seeing just one photo of each building, and pointed out that "There's more to architecture than a picture ...