Introduction
The architect that I prefer most is Eero Saarinen who was born in the year 1910 and died in the year 1961. Eero Saarinen studied sculpture in Paris were came to a realization that; he was talented and gifted in architectural work as he emerged to be one of the best students in his school. Throughout his life as an architect, Eero Saarinen proved his prowess in architecture and motivated many scholars through his artistically well-designed work. In fact, Eero lived to be remembered by many for long as his talents and creativity in architectural work remained eminent; leaving a legacy to be emulated. Actually, Eero’s work in architect can be argued to be quite influential to many by admiring his highly designed and created work in his entire architectural designs (Saarinen 16-43).
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Perhaps, Eero received numerous recognitions through his highly developed architecture and acquired a very unique title among big companies for his excellent work. From working with his father in a small workshop for furniture, Eero rose so high in architectural designs that, he became an internationally recognized architect through his specially created work. Throughout his life, Eero worked for the longest time with Knoll Furniture where his work became remarkable that many companies competed to acquire him by offering him quite good packages. In this regard, therefore, Eero’s life in architecture exposed him to many companies where he demonstrated his highly creative techniques in making various structures (Pelkonen 78-97).
Remarkably, Saarinen’s “Gateway Arch” in St. Louis is one of the outstanding structures whose developments remain a big mystery to many. As the structure depicts, Eero’s magnificent techniques and abilities are demonstrated as the structure is really amazing and quite interesting to many people. The “Gateway Arch” model as shown below reflects Eero’s high creativity and the ability to design unique structures; which allow him to share particular ideas with people (Merkel 67-79).
Among his earliest architectural structures in clued the church tower in Columbia; in which he remained remarkable for such a unique feature. As revealed in the structure, Eero was very much determined in bringing the imaginations or assumptions into reality. As the tower on the church suggested, Christians believed in the God who lived up in Heaven, and thus; people should have a pathway of communicating to him. This was to be done in the church whereby, the long tower on the church tower suggested Almighty God whom people should always rely on as reflected by Moguls 56. As shown in the church below, Eero’s work in the development of architectural structures to convey the intended meaning was very successful in placing him to be among the few remarkable artists (Serraino 41-90).
Generally, Eero can be placed among the few artists who lived to be remembered by developing architectural structures whose intended meaning is clearly brought out. In this respect, therefore, my preference in Eero lies behind his uniqueness in the development of architectural structures to serve their purpose effectively, as shown in the Columbian church below (Richard 34-76).
Conclusion
As it has been revealed Eero’s work in architecture remains remarkable for long as he successfully acquired various titles and honors in the architectural work. Perhaps, his success and unique structures have inspired many scholars in arts and designs by embarking on his emulation for various architectural structures. In this case, the various designs he developed while alive have for long been admirable by many people which makes him credible in his architectural work.
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Serraino, Pierluigi. “Saarinen, 1910-1961: a Structural Expressionist”. KöLn: Taschen Publishers (2006): 41-90.
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