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Berkshire Music Center buildings: Lenox: Massachusetts: 1938: 1959: 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 ...
It was submitted in 1922 for the architectural competition organized by the Chicago Tribune for their new headquarters. The winning entry, the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower, was constructed in 1925. Saarinen's entry came in second place but had a significant influence on the design of numerous future buildings.
The 1929 Gulf Building in Houston, Texas, designed by architects Alfred C. Finn, Kenneth Franzheim, and J. E. R. Carpenter, is a close realization of that Saarinen design. César Pelli's 181 West Madison Street Building in Chicago is also thought to be inspired by Saarinen's design.
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 ...
The Tech Center was the first major independent project of Eero Saarinen after leaving his father's firm, and proved to be foundational to his later success. Saarinen collaborated with design consultants and artists, including Alexander Girard and Cranbrook designers Harry Bertoia , Maija Grotell , and Florence Knoll .
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Preservation Chicago’s annual list of the seven most endangered buildings is so big that this year it includes eight historic sites. Topping the list, issued Wednesday, is an urgent late ...
Buildings and structures designed by Finnish-American Eero Saarinen ... University of Chicago Law School; V.