Eero Saarinen

Born in Kirkkonummi, Finland in 1910, Eero Saarinen initially wanted to study sculpture and thus went Paris. Eventually he discovered his true passion, architecture and thus headed to the United States to learn the art at Yale University. Much of his architectural designs show a relation to his sculptural work.

Saarinen developed a remarkable range which depended on color, form and materials. Saarinen showed a marked dependence on innovative structures and sculptural forms, but not at the cost of pragmatic considerations. He easily moved back and forth between the International Style and Expressionism, utilizing a vocabulary of curves and cantilevered forms.

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