Eliel Saarinen

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.

Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen
Eliel Saarinen
Personal information
Name	Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen
Nationality	Finnish
Birth date	August 20, 1873
Birth place	Rantasalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Date of death	July 1, 1950(1950-07-01) (aged 76)
Place of death	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Work
Buildings	Helsinki Central railway station National Museum of Finland Vyborg railway station Hvitträsk Kleinhans Music Hall
Projects	Finnish pavilion at the World Fair of 1900
Design	Finnish markka banknotes introduced in 1922
Awards	AIA Gold Medal

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.

Eliel Saarinen Media

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  Armas Lindgren, Eliel Saarinen, Albertina Östman, and Herman Gesellius in the late 1890s

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  Saarinen designed entire city districts of Helsinki, but they were never built due to cost. This picture shows his plan for the Haaga district.

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  Illustration of the Kalevala House, an unbuilt building designed by Saarinen.

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  Photograph of the Finnish pavilion at Exposition Universelle (1900)

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  Lutheri vabriku rahvamaja fassaad.IMG 7659

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  Eliel saarinen - pärnu 10 - pilt 2