Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future

Pelkonen and Albrecht

382 pages, parution le 28/11/2006

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Résumé

From the swooping concrete vaults of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport to the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the iconic designs of Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) captured the aspirations and values of mid-twentieth-century America. Potent expressions of national power, these and other Saarinen-designed structures - including the General Motors Technical Center, Dulles International Airport Terminal, and the corporate headquarters of John Deere and CBS-helped create the international image of the United States in the decades following World War II.

Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future offers a new and wide-ranging look at the entire scope of Saarinen's career, including the architect's network of clients, friends, and colleagues; his collaborative process; and the materiality, form, and theatricality that place his work within the intellectual and artistic culture of his era. 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portfolio of Saarinen projects to date - a chronological survey of more than 100 built and unbuilt works, previously unpublished photographs, plans, and working drawings.

Lavishly illustrated, this major study shows how Saarinen gave his structures an expressive dimension and helped introduce modern architecture to the mainstream of American practice. In his search for a richer and more varied modern architecture, Saarinen become one of the most prolific and controversial practitioners of his time.

Sommaire

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Reframing Saarinen
Project Portfolio
Chronology
Selected Writings
Appreciations by Former Collaborators
About the Contributors
Index
Illustration Credits

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Yale University Press
Auteur(s)	Pelkonen and Albrecht
Parution	28/11/2006
Nb. de pages	382
Format	24 x 31
Couverture	Relié
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780300112825
ISBN13	978-0-300-11282-5