American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age. A Selection: 1998–1999." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 57 (Fall 1999), p. Saarinen House and Garden: A Total Work of Art. Richard Guy Wilson in The Machine Age in America, 1918–1941. David Farmer in Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925–1950. Craig Miller in Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925–1950. "Masterpieces of Modern Design: Selections from the Collection," May 30–October 5, 2008, no catalogue. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," August 23–November 17, 2002, unnumbered cat. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 3–July 28, 2002, unnumbered cat. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," January 11–April 7, 2002, unnumbered cat. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," September 14–December 16, 2001, unnumbered cat. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 25–August 19, 2001, unnumbered cat. "American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age," May 16, 2000–January 7, extended to February 4, 2001, unnumbered cat. Saarinen also met Florence Knoll (né Schust) at Cranbrook, who at that time was a promising young protégé of Eliel Saarinen. "Recent Acquisitions of Twentieth-Century Design and Architecture," June 29–November 14, 1999, no catalogue. "Contemporary American Industrial Art (13th Exhibition)," November 5, 1934–January 6, 1935, unnumbered cat. The emphasis on simple yet fancy aesthetic and straightforward arrangement continues to dominate performance venue design.New York. Background He was born on Augin Rantalsami, Finland, the second of the six children of the Lutheran pastor Juho Saarinen and his wife, Selma (Broms) Saarinen. This project became an icon for civic centers in the late 70’s. Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect, educator, and city planner. The Lincoln Center planners are often criticized for dropping a decorated box in the middle of the city with few relationship considerations to the area, except for pedestrian plazas, and no original cultural aesthetic. The site was chosen because it is the center of many converging traffic paths, yet this turned out to be a big problem, as traffic is a continual problem and no real strategy was made to deal with it. But it greatly increased the real estate value of the area and did away with depressed old buildings. No effort was made to integrate existing buildings and design language into the project. Urban Renewal – As with any urban renewal project, the Lincoln Center was controversial, as it removed a community from their homes. Pietro Belluschi- The Juilliard School (1969) and Alice Tully Hall (1969) Gordon Bunshaft- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Modernist Eero Saarinen- Vivian Beaumont Theater (1985, 1,080 seats) Tod Williams and Billie Tsien recently completed the David Rubenstein Atrium, and Diller, Scofidio + Renfro recently renovated the central plaza. The modernist design evoke classical structural elements. Wallace Harrison laid out the master plan for the complex and designed the Metropolitan Opera House.Īrt Center – The buildings are laid out in a classical arrangement around a large fountain. It opened in 1962 with the Fordham Law School. The 16 acre complex replaced the homes of 7,000 families, at a cost of $184.5 million. Rockefeller under an urban renewal program by Robert Moses. The Lincoln Center was established by John D. (lydia_x_liu – flickr/creative commons license) Eero Saarinen, (born August 20, 1910, Kirkkonummi, Finlanddied September 1, 1961, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.), Finnish-born American architect who was one of the leaders in a trend toward exploration and experiment in American architectural design during the 1950s.
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