List of works by Eero Saarinen

This is a list of houses, commercial buildings, educational facilities, furniture designs, and other structures designed by architect Eero Saarinen. Many of Saarinen's early designs were in collaboration with his father Eliel Saarinen.

List of works

Completed Works table
NameCityState/CountryDesignedCompletedOther InformationImage
Cranbrook School for Boys furnishingsBloomfield HillsMichigan19251931With Eliel Saarinen
Saarinen House furnishingsBloomfield HillsMichigan19281930
Kingswood School for Girls furnishingsBloomfield HillsMichigan19291931
Hvitträsk Studio and HomeKirkkonummiFinland19291937Remodel
Swedish TheatreHelsinkiFinland19351936Remodel. With Eliel Saarinen
Fenton Community CenterFentonMichigan19371938With Eliel Saarinen
J. F. Spencer HouseHuntington WoodsMichigan19371938First building designed independently
J.K. Nikander Hall Hancock Michigan 1939 First building Saarinen designed within Michigan's Copper Country. Designed in conjunction with his father, Eliel Saarinen.
Charles and Ingrid Koebel HouseGrosse Pointe FarmsMichigan19371940With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson
Kleinhans Music HallBuffaloNew York19381940With Eliel Saarinen. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989
Crow Island SchoolWinnetkaIllinois19381942With Eliel Saarinen and Perkins & Will. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990
Berkshire Music Center buildingsLenoxMassachusetts19381959Tanglewood Shed in 1938 (with Eliel Saarinen and Joseph Franz), Chamber Music Shed in 1947 (with Eliel Saarinen), Edmund Haws Talbot Orchestra Canopy in 1959
Center Line Defense HousingCenter LineMichigan19411942With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson. 477 housing units
Albert and Muriel Wermuth HouseFort WayneIndiana19411942
Willow LodgeWillow RunMichigan19421943Demolished
Grasshopper Chairn/an/a19431946Chair design for Knoll Associates
Lincoln Heights HousingWashingtonDistrict of Columbia19441946With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson.
Hugh Taylor Birch Hall at Antioch CollegeYellow SpringsOhio19441947With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson.
Des Moines Art CenterDes MoinesIowa19441948With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004
Case Study House #9Pacific PalisadesCalifornia19451949With Charles Eames. Saarinen also provided an original plan for House #8, but Eames completely redesigned it. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013
Models 71 and 73n/an/a19451950Chair design for Knoll Associates
Birmingham High SchoolBirminghamMichigan19451952With Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson
Drake University plan and buildingsDes MoinesIowa19451957Harvey Ingham Hall of Science, Fitch Hall of Pharmacy, Women's Dormitory & Dining Hall (all in 1945 with Eliel Saarinen and J. Robert F. Swanson), Bible School & Prayer Chapel in 1952, Women's Dormitory #4 in 1957, Jewett Union addition in 1957
Womb Chair & Ottomann/an/a19461948Chair design for Knoll Associates
Christ Church LutheranMinneapolisMinnesota19471949With Eliel Saarinen; solo addition in 1962. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009.
Eero Saarinen HouseBloomfield HillsMichigan19471959Renovation of a Victorian house
Gateway ArchSt. LouisMissouri19471965Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987
UAW–CIO CooperativeFlintMichigan19481948Renovation. Demolished.
General Motors Technical CenterWarrenMichigan19481956Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2014
Aspen Music CenterAspenColorado19491949With Eliel Saarinen. Demolished in 1963.
Brandeis University plan and buildingsWalthamMassachusetts19491952With Matthew Nowicki. Ridgewood Quadrangle Dormitories (1950), Hamilton Quadrangle Dormitory & Student Center (1952), Sherman Student Center (1952) (three remodeled, one demolished)
Loja Saarinen HouseBloomfield HillsMichigan19501950House for Saarinen's widowed mother
J. Irwin and Xenia Miller CottageDistrict of MuskokaOntario19501952
Irwin Union Bank and TrustColumbusIndiana19501954Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology buildingsCambridgeMassachusetts19501955MIT Chapel and Kresge Auditorium
University of Michigan School of MusicAnn ArborMichigan19511956
Milwaukee County War MemorialMilwaukeeWisconsin19521957
Eero Saarinen & Associates BuildingBloomfield HillsMichigan19531953
Firestone Baars Chapel, Stephens CollegeColumbiaMissouri19531956
Miller HouseColumbusIndiana19531957Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2000
Concordia Senior CollegeFort WayneIndiana19531958
Pedestal Seriesn/an/a19541957Furniture design for Knoll Associates. Includes the tulip chair
Emma Hartman Noyes House at Vassar CollegePoughkeepsieNew York19541958
United States Chancellery BuildingOsloNorway19551959
United States Chancellery BuildingLondonEngland19551960
University of Chicago plan and buildingsChicagoIllinois19551960Women's Dormitory & Dining Hall (1958; demolished 2001), Law School (1960)
David S. Ingalls RinkNew HavenConnecticut19561958
IBM Manufacturing & Training FacilityRochesterMinnesota19561958
TWA TerminalNew York CityNew York19561962Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
Hill College House (Hill Hall)PhiladelphiaPennsylvania19571960undergraduate dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research CenterYorktown HeightsNew York19571961
Bell Telephone Corporate LaboratoriesHolmdelNew Jersey19571962
Deere & Co. Administrative CenterMolineIllinois19571963
Ezra Stiles & Morse CollegeNew HavenConnecticut19581962
Dulles International AirportChantillyVirginia19581963
Vivian Beaumont Repertory Theater & Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Library & MuseumNew York CityNew York19581965
North Christian ChurchColumbusIndiana19591964Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2000
Hamden OfficeHamdenConnecticut19601961Became new headquarters
Saarinen HouseNew HavenConnecticut19601961Renovation of a Tudor Revival house
CBS BuildingNew York CityNew York19601965
Athens AirportAthensGreece19601969

References

  • Pelkonen, Eeva-Liisa; Albrecht, Donald (2010). Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11282-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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