Eliel Saarinen
Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950) was a Finnish architect and urban planner.
Overview
Recorded at birth as Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen.
Born at Rantasalmi in 1873, died at Bloomfield Hills in 1950.
In detail
Eliel Saarinen studied at Helsinki University of Technology and Former Real Lyceum. Florence Knoll and Eero Saarinen are recorded as having studied under Eliel Saarinen. the recorded working language is English and Finnish.
The field of work recorded is architecture. The authority associates the name with Art Nouveau, Art Deco and International Style.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki, Vyborg and Sortavala. Employment is recorded with University of Michigan and Cranbrook Educational Community.
Works named in the authority record are Helsinki Central Railway Station.
Work by Eliel Saarinen is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Art Institute of Chicago, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design.
Distinctions recorded are AIA Gold Medal, Royal Gold Medal, honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and honorary doctor of Harvard University.
Sources
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“Eliel Saarinen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q312028: Eliel Saarinen
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