The architect who saw the future examines the life of an architectural giant who envisioned the future. Louis gateway arch and the general motors technical. As part of the 2017 dado film society series, a screening of the 2010 film infinite happiness will take audiences inside bjarke ingels giant 8 house vertical social housing village in suburban copenhagen through the use of a collection of life stories all interconnected by their personal relation to the building hosted by the robin boyd foundation at walsh street, the house designed. After a year in art school, he decided to become an architect instead. Set on pastoral grounds outside detroit, michigan, the gm office complex was built between 1948 and 1956 around a manmade lake, an early attempt at green and. Produced and directed by peter rosen, the film is slated to appear on television on december 27, 2016 at 8pm on pbs, as part of its american masters series this month, the film will premiere in several locations across the country. Explore the life of the modernist architect behind visionary buildings like st. Particularly affecting were the organic, curvilinear forms seen in saarinens furniture and his bestknown structures. Shaping the future, the firstever retrospective of saarinen, which toured museums. Eero saarinen august 20, 1910 september 1, 1961 was a finnish american architect and industrial designer of the 20th century. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center in michigan. Eero was the son of the noted architect eliel saarinen and loja gesellius, a sculptor. Travel with his son, as he showcases the architects body of timeless work, which continues to inspire amongst renewed interest in 20thcentury. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center warren, mich.
Explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961, whose visionary buildings include. Explore the life and work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen. Feb 26, 2017 eero saarinen 19101961 was a finnish american architect who immigrated to usa at the age of. A reputation for innovation exhibition is a tribute to the short and brilliant architectural career of eero saarinen which was bookended in the nations capital with two iconic buildings. The architect who saw the future, part of the pbs american masters series, airing december 27th, 2016 at 8pm. Louis gateway arch, the general motors technical center, the twa flight center at john f.
Shaping the future offers a new and wideranging look at the entire scope of saarinens career. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eero saarinen. It was the first of many competitions he would win in his life, and foreshadowed his remarkable career as an architect. David chipperfield plans to convert us embassy into hotel. A schoolmate and great friend of florence schust, it was an obvious choice for her to invite eero to design for knoll when she joined the company in. Kennedy airport in new york opened 1962, dulles international airport in virginia. His most famous work is the gateway arch at the jefferson national expansion memorial in st. With hindsight and revisionist scholarship, we can see a more complex picture. Architect eero saarinen gateway arch national park u. This is the first book on saarinen to incorporate significant research and materials from the newly available archives of his office, and includes the most complete portfolio of saarinens projects to datea chronological survey of.
Finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 1910. The architect who saw the future dvd,explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st. See more ideas about saarinen, eero saarinen, architect. The architect who saw the future, the latest installment from the pbs american masters series. Tragically he died two weeks after his 51st birthday shortly after being diagnosed with brain tumor. August 20, 1910 september 1, 1961 was a finnishamerican architect and industrial designer noted for his neofuturistic style. The architect s newspaper is the most authoritative voice on architecture and design in the united states. Buildings and structures designed by finnishamerican eero saarinen subcategories. For the next few days until january 27 you can watch eero saarinen. Through his work as an architect and designer, eero saarinen was a prime mover in the introduction of modernism into the american mainstream.
Aug 20, 2017 son of pioneering finnish architect eliel saarinen, eero saarinen august 20, 1910 september 1, 1961 was not only born on the same day, but carried his fathers later rational art deco into a. Aline saarinen, eero saarinen, architect, undated ms. Papademetriou published on becoming a modern architect. Today, saarinens work stands apart and continues to inspire and renew interest in 20thcentury architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring american aesthetic. The architect who saw the future is a coproduction of peter rosen productions, inc. For the notion of architecture as a family of forms, see saarinen, on his work, 60. Produced and directed by peter rosen, the film is slated to appear on television on december 27, 2016 at 8pm on pbs, as part of its american masters series. Eero saarinen helped introduce modern architecture to america, and one could say he launched us into orbiting the future as well. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center, saarinen also.
Dec 12, 2016 explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st. Mdff 2016 eero saarinen the architect who saw the future. Eero saarinen, shaping the future, at the museum of the city of. Capps in 1922, at the age of 12, eero saarinen took first place in a matchstick design contest. A journey through the life and career of finnishamerican architectural giant eero saarinen. Dec 27, 2016 best known for designing national historic landmarks such as st. Travel with his son, as he showcases the architect s body of timeless work, which continues to inspire amongst renewed interest in 20thcentury architects and artists who exploded the constraints of the past to create a. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961. The architect who saw the future trailer explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen watch your shows many ways. Saarinen is known for designing the washington dulles international airport outside washington, d. Eero initially pursued sculpture as his art of choice. It is unique in shedding light on the little known chapter of eero saarinen. Ann arbor, michigan 1961 eero saarinen was born in kirkkonummi, finland in 1910.
Kennedy international airport, yale universitys ingalls rink and morse and ezra stiles colleges, virginias dulles airport, and modernist pedestal furniture like the tulip chair. Reconstructing eero saarinens mit chapel american masters. Thus, one might say, that eero saarinen, born august 20, 1910, was destined to be an architect. Modernist screening at acmi the new documentary celebrating the life and career of austrianborn australian architect harry seidler will be screened at the australian centre for moving image acmi. Eero saarinen a finnish american architect youtube. His father, eliel saarinen, was already a wellrespected finnish architect by the time eero was born.
The architect who saw the future explores the life and. Mdff 2016 eero saarinen the architect who saw the future milano design film festival. From biopics of eero saarinen, frei otto and laurie baker. He studied in paris and at yale university, after which he joined his fathers practice. Sep 18, 2015 eero saarinenaugust 20, 1910 september 1, 1961 was a finnish american architect and industrial designer of the 20th century famous for shaping his neofuturistic style according to the demands of the project. Building corporate image in the american urban landscape, 19391961. Eero saarinen explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961, whose visionary buildings include national historic landmarks such as st. One of 20th centurys most prolific architects, eero saarinen built some of the most iconic buildings of his time by age 50. Eero saarinen free download as powerpoint presentation. Join the finlandia foundation of boston for a screening of eero saarinen. Get an exclusive first look at the new eero saarinen. A schoolmate and great friend of florence schust, it was an obvious choice for her to invite eero to design for knoll when she joined the company in the 1940s. In the illuminating american masters documentary subtitled the architect who saw the future, eric saarinen takes us on a tour of his fathers bestknown buildings all of them, basically.
Eero saarinens early work 19281948 find, read and cite all the. Architect eero saarinen eero saarinen architect with a vision by michael a. Eric saarinen, descendant of two world famous finnishamerican architects, travels the world in a quest to discover for himself the meaning, beauty, and value of his imperfect fathers obsession with space, light, movement and form. Born in kirkkonummi, finland on august 20, 1910, eero saarinen shared the same birthday as his father, famous.
Louis iconic gateway arch and new yorks twa flight centre at john f. Eero saarinen born to world famous parents, architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen, eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. Kennedy international airport in new york city, yale universitys ingalls rink and morse and ezra stiles. With eric saarinen, jayne merkel, paul goldberger, niels diffrient.
Sep 24, 2017 eeros sudden death at age 51 cut short one of the most influential careers in american architecture. The architect who saw the future, explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961. Many of saarinen s early designs were in collaboration with his father eliel saarinen. Spanning the future is a documentary about the life and work. The architect who saw the future is a new documentary exploring the life and work of finnishamerican architect and furniture designer eero saarinen. The architect must have the strength and urge to produce form. The works and significance of controversial architect eero saarinen are reappraised at. Louis gateway arch and the general motors technical center in michigan. The distance of a generation brings epic pursuits of excellence and fame into modern focus. Eero saarinen, son of architect eliel saarinen, pioneered the concept of the corporate campus when he designed the 25building general motors technical center on the outskirts of detroit. Event in detroit, mi by museum of contemporary art detroit mocad on wednesday, march 1 2017 with 5 people interested and 35 people going. Thirteens american masters concludes 30 anniversary. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architect eero saarinen.
This is a list of houses, commercial buildings, educational facilities, furniture designs, and other structures designed by architect eero saarinen. A renewed interest is emerging in mid20th century architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring modernist america. Born to world famous parents, architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen, eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. Director peter rosen and director of photography, asc, eric saarinen, discuss the making of the film eero saarinen. The film explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961. Explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st. The architect who saw the future synopsis a journey through the life and career of finnishamerican architectural giant eero saarinen. He was known for varying his style according to the demands of the project. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center, saarinen also designed new yorks twa flight center at john f. Iconic buildings designed by architect eero sarinen. Eero saarinen the architect who saw the future milano. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961 in the series. The architect who saw the future explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961, whose visionary buildings include national historic landmarks such as st. A selection of buildings dating from 1947 to 1964 new haven.
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