20th Century Architecture Practice : Finnish National Romanticism
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Christ Church Lutheran, Minneapolis, USA
1949
Helsinki Railway Station, Finland
1904-14/19
Hvitträsk, Kirkkonummi, Finland
1902
Eliel Saarinen's home, Finnish National Romanticist style, well worth a visit, subtle northern art nouveau within rugged stone frame, with first floor loggia the highlight
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Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen - Winner of RIBA Gold Medal 1950
Eliel Saarinen, architect
1873-1950
born Rantasalmi, Finland
died Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Eero Saarinen married Louise (Loja) Gesellius (younger sister of Herman Gesellius) in 1904. They had a daughter Eva-Lisa (Pipsan) in 1905 and a son Eero in 1910.
Eliel Saarinen moved with his family to the United States of America in 1923.
He became Cranbrook Academy of Art president in 1932
Education
Helsinki University of Technology
Career
Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen
1896-1905
partner with Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren
Finnish Pavilion - World Fair
1900
Munksnäs-Haga project, Finland
1910-15
Helsinki City Plan, Finland
1917-18
Tribune Tower competition entry, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2nd place
Gulf Building in Houston, Texas, USA - Tribune Tower design
1929
Cranbrook Educational Community campus, USA
1925-
Teaching
University of Michigan - visiting professor
1924-
Cranbrook Educational Community campus
1925-
University of Michigan's Architecture Department - professor
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