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By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide to Architecture since 1999

Happy Birthday, Eero Saarinen

Thursday August 20, 2009

St. Louis GatewayFinnish-American architect Eero Saarinen was born on August 20, 1910. Saarinen began his career as a sculptor and this training influenced his building designs. Saarinen's works include Dulles Airport near Washington D.C., Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the dramatic Saint Louis Gateway Arch.  Saarinen died in 1961.

Photo: Saint Louis Gateway Arch, ClipArt.com

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