Eliel Saarinen

Eliel Saarinen
Eliel Saarinen
	Eliel Saarinen in early 1900s
Born	Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen; August 20, 1873; Rantasalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	July 1, 1950 (aged 76); Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Architect
Spouse	Loja Saarinen
Children	Eero Saarinen; Pipsan Saarinen Swanson;
Awards	AIA Gold Medal
Buildings	Helsinki Central railway station; National Museum of Finland; Vyborg railway station; Hvitträsk; Kleinhans Music Hall;
Projects	Finnish pavilion at the 1900 Exposition Universelle; Cranbrook Academy of Art;
Design	Eliel Saarinen's Tribune Tower design (1922); Finnish markka banknotes (1922);

Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (/ˈsɑːrɪnən/, Finnish: [ˈeliel ˈsɑːrinen]; August 20, 1873 – July 1, 1950) was a Finnish and American architect, designer, and urban planner. Saarinen worked in a diverse range of styles in his native Finland and, after emigrating in 1923, the United States. He was the father of architect Eero Saarinen and designer Pipsan Saarinen Swanson. Through his rejected 1922 design of the Chicago Tribune building he indirectly played a significant role in the influence and development of Art Deco architecture.