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Saarinen
[ sahr-uh-nuhn, sar-; Finnish sah-ri-nen ]
noun
- Ee·ro [air, -oh], 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.
- (Got·tlieb) E·li·el [got, -leeb , el, -ee-, uh, l, ee, -lee-, gawt, -leeb , e, -lee-el], 1873–1950, U.S. architect, born in Finland (father of Eero Saarinen).
Saarinen
/ ˈsɑːrɪnən /
noun
- Saarinen > seEero19101961MUSFinnishARCHITECTURE: architect Eero (ˈeɪrəʊ). 1910–61, US architect, born in Finland. His works include the US Embassy, London (1960)
Example Sentences
The Sphere bears a resemblance to the pavilion that Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen designed for IBM for the New York World’s Fair in 1964.
The Columbus Occupational Health Center, completed in 1973 in Columbus, Indiana — a city bearing architectural gems from the likes of Eero Saarinen, Robert Venturi and I.M.
G.M.’s original Tech Center in Warren, designed by Eero Saarinen, opened in 1956 to rave reviews and was given National Historic Landmark status.
I wouldn’t go so far as to equate it with the curvaceous genius of Gaudi or with Saarinen’s groovy TWA Terminal, but it’s in the family.
Wright Auctions, a leading venue for the sales of contemporary design goods, has fetched five-figure deals for a Hans Wegner desk, a George Nakashima settee and a chair designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen.
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