Eliel Saarinen

Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen
Eliel Saarinen
BornAugust 20, 1873
Rantasalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 1, 1950(1950-07-01) (aged 76)
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityFinnish
OccupationArchitect
SpouseLoja Saarinen
ChildrenEero Saarinen
AwardsAIA Gold Medal
BuildingsHelsinki Central railway station

National Museum of Finland
Vyborg railway station
Hvitträsk

Kleinhans Music Hall
ProjectsFinnish pavilion at the World Fair of 1900
DesignFinnish markka banknotes introduced in 1922

Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈeliel ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1873 – July 1, 1950) was a Finnish-American architect known for his work with art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century.

Works

Work Location Finished Picture
Finnish Pavilion at the Exposition Universelle Designed with Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren Paris 1900
Hvitträsk Kirkkonummi 1902
National Museum of Finland Helsinki 1904
Helsinki Central railway station Helsinki 1909
Lahti Town Hall Lahti 1911
Vyborg railway station Vyborg 1913
Joensuu Town Hall Joensuu 1914
Saint Paul's Church Tartu 1917
Marble Palace Helsinki 1918
Munkkiniemi Pension house Helsinki 1920
Koussevitzky Music Shed Lenox 1938
Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo 1940
Crow Island School Winnetka 1940–41
First Christian Church Columbus, IN 1942
Cranbrook Educational Community Bloomfield Hills 1940's
Des Moines Art Center Des Moines 1948
Christ Church Lutheran Minneapolis 1949

More readings

  • Saarinen, Eliel (1985). The search for form in art and architecture. New York: Dover.
  • Saarinen, Eliel (1943). The City: Its Growth, its decay, its future. New York: Reinhold publishing corporation.
  • Hausen, Marika, ed. (1984). Eliel Saarinen: 1873-1950 - Works in Finland. Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture.
  • A&E with Richard Guy Wilson, Ph.D.,(2000). America's Castles: Newspaper Moguls, Pittock Mansion, Cranbrook House & Gardens, The American Swedish Institute. A&E Television Network.
  • Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
  • Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa (2006). Eero Saarinen. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-11282-3.