Eliel Saarinen : Finnish-American Architect and Educator
96: The University of Chicago Press, 1984. Revised edition. Soft Cover. Text in English. 169 pp. Foreword by Alvar Aalto. Few markings on the pages. Sun tanned covers.
Eliel Saarinen (1873-1950) boldly rejected the heaviness and eclecticism of nineteenth-century building for a pure, clean line that became the hallmark of twentieth-century architecture. His early innovative designs included the Finnish Pavilion at the Paris Exposition of 1900, the National Museum of Finland in 1902, and the Helsingfors Railroad Station in 1904. Saarinen's fresh and logical designs were inspired by nature and common sense. He was careful to integrate building with site, form with function, and his sense of monumentality transcended the various styles in which he worked.
Saarinen's elegant and streamlined design for the Chicago Tribune Tower competition in 1922 brought him the second-place award and sudden fame in America. He stayed on in the United States to design such notable buildings as the Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Crow Island School in Winnetka Illinois, the First Christian Church in Columbus Indiana, and Christ Church Lutheran in Minneapolis. Saarinen, together with his wife Loja, who was an accomplished weaver, his architect son Eero, his daughter Pipsan, and son-in-law J. Robert F. Swanson, formed an artistic venture producing total design, from architecture to fabrics, furniture, and tableware. Good. Item #4970
ISBN: 0226104656
Price: $60.00