Bio

1923

The Saarinen family emigrated to the United States

1929/30

Eero Saarinen studied sculpture at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris

1930–34

Architectural studies at the Yale School of the Fine Arts in New Haven, Connecticut

1936

Worked in his father’s architectural studio and assisted him in his activities as a professor at the Cranbrook Academy of Art

1940

Began working with Charles Eames; together they won first prize for their “Organic Armchair” in the MoMA competition “Organic Design in Home Furnishings

1946

Designs for Knoll International

1948

Won the Jefferson Memorial Competition

1950

Opened his own architectural studio

1953–55

Built the chapel and auditorium for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

1956–62

Designed the TWA terminal at the John F. Kennedy Airport, New York