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Eliel Saarinen became a professor in the University of Michigan's Architecture Department. His son, Eero (1910–1961), became one of the most important American architects of the mid-20th century, as one of the leaders of the International style. Saarinen's student Edmund N. Bacon achieved national prominence as Executive Director of the ...
The design is an adaptation of Eliel Saarinen's design . [29] 181 West Madison Street: Chicago: César Pelli: 50: 1990: Early in his career, César Pelli was a project designer under Eero Saarinen, the architect son of Eliel Saarinen. The strong verticality of 181 West Madison Street is emphasized by setbacks in the manner of the elder Saarinen.
The building, designed by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, consists of a glass-fronted main hall, with a tower and bridge section. Interior details such as light fixtures, screen and furniture were designed by Saarinen's son Eero Saarinen (who would later design the North Christian Church in Columbus) and Charles Eames.
Its lasting architectural influence, ironically, is all about what it was not—the vertiginous fusion of historic and modern proposed by the runner-up architect, Eliel Saarinen of Finland.If you ...
Tanglewood Shed in 1938 (with Eliel Saarinen and Joseph Franz), Chamber Music Shed in 1947 (with Eliel Saarinen), Edmund Haws Talbot Orchestra Canopy in 1959: Center Line Defense Housing: Center Line: Michigan: 1941: 1942: With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson. 477 housing units: Albert and Muriel Wermuth House: Fort Wayne: Indiana: 1941 ...
Architect(s) Eliel Saarinen The Joensuu City Hall ( Finnish : Joensuun kaupungintalo ) is a brick building in the center of Joensuu , Finland , designed by Eliel Saarinen and completed in 1914, combining styles of Romantic Nationalism and late Art Nouveau .
The entry that many perceived as the best, by the Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, took second place and received $20,000. Saarinen's tower was preferred by architects like Louis Sullivan , and was a strong influence on the next generation of skyscrapers, including Raymond Hood's own subsequent work on the McGraw-Hill Building and the ...
Frederick Tang Architecture revamps a Dutchess County, New York, home with references to Eliel Saarinen. But first, the “fireplace on steroids” had to go.