Eliel Saarinen
Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (20 August 1873 Rantasalmi, Grand Duchy of Finland - 1 July 1950 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA) was an internationally renowned Finnish architect. His main styles were National Romanticism and Art Nouveau. His parents were Reverend Juho Saarinen and Selma Saarinen (née Broms). Eliel Saarinen is buried in Hvitträski in Kirkkonummi.
Eliel Saarinen was awarded the title of professor in 1919.
While studying at the Technical College, Eliel Saarinen met two other young architects, Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren. The trio founded the architectural firm Gesellius, Lindgren & Saarinen in 1896. After graduating from school in 1897, the trio entered an architectural competition for the Finnish pavilion at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen won the competition with their National Romantic proposal. The castle-like pavilion, decorated with national themes and dominated by Akseli Gallen-Kallela's Kalevala frescoes in its large hall, received enormous publicity. The pavilion was one of the most popular at the World Exhibition. The building became a pioneer of National Romantic architecture and the architectural firm began to receive a flood of offers for work.
Eliel Saarinen was awarded the title of professor in 1919.
While studying at the Technical College, Eliel Saarinen met two other young architects, Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren. The trio founded the architectural firm Gesellius, Lindgren & Saarinen in 1896. After graduating from school in 1897, the trio entered an architectural competition for the Finnish pavilion at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris. Gesellius, Lindgren and Saarinen won the competition with their National Romantic proposal. The castle-like pavilion, decorated with national themes and dominated by Akseli Gallen-Kallela's Kalevala frescoes in its large hall, received enormous publicity. The pavilion was one of the most popular at the World Exhibition. The building became a pioneer of National Romantic architecture and the architectural firm began to receive a flood of offers for work.
