Eero Saarinen

Place: Kirkkonummi

Born: 1910

Death: 1961

Biography:

Eero Saarinen was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer. He was born in Kirkkonummi, Finland in 1910 and died in 1961. Saarinen is known for creating a wide array of innovative designs for buildings and monuments, including General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan; the passenger terminal at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.; the TWA Flight Center (now TWA Hotel) at John F. Kennedy International Airport; and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. He was the son of Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen.