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- n Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950)
- n United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961)
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- 5 decades later, Bloomfield Hills architect Eero Saarinen's reputation experiences renaissance
The reputation of Eero Saarinen, the Bloomfield Hills architect who was pre-eminent in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s, is undergoing a renaissance, an expert in Saarinen’s work said during a broad symposium on Michigan’s influence on shaping the American environment during the 20th century.
June 16, 2013 - The Oakland Press
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- Ray Eames in Los Angeles Times
During the war, America had figured out how to build fast,said Eames Demetrios, Charles' grandson. "The idea that my grandfather and Saarinen had was to put prefabricated pieces from industrial catalogs into a new, affordable...