100 years ago, architect Eero Saarinen was born

Kirkkonummi (Finland) - In his buildings, architect Eero Saarinen, whose birth anniversary falls on August 20, will mark one hundred years, often applied the principles of sculpture and was an advocate of simple, impactful designs. The American creator of Finnish descent is considered one of the most innovative architects and designers of the 20th century. Among his most famous works is the 192-meter tall arch Gateway Arch in St. Louis, a symbolic gateway to the West.
    Eero Saarinen was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland, in the family of architect Eliel Saarinen. In 1923, the family emigrated to the USA, where Eero studied architecture at Yale University. Initially, he collaborated with his father, but in the 1940s he became independent. It was during this time he won the competition for the Gateway Arch, beating even his father.
    Other well-known works by Eero Saarinen include the terminal building of Dulles International Airport in Washington, Terminal 5 at JFK Airport in New York, and the corporate headquarters of Deere & Company in Moline, where Cor-Ten steel was first used. He employed shell construction in the design of the auditorium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and in the ice hockey arena at Yale University in New Haven. Saarinen was also famous as a furniture designer - for example, the Womb and Grasshopper chairs, as well as the "tulip" chair, which also appeared in the television series Star Trek.
    Saarinen passed away at the age of fifty-one after surgery for a brain tumor on September 1, 1961, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.