Eliel and Eero Saarinen's Work on First Christian Church

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Premiered December 27, 2016

Eliel and Eero Saarinen's Work on First Christian Church

The First Christian Church in Columbus, IN, was designed by both Eliel and Eero Saarinen.

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Eero's relationship with Aline Louchheim and their shared professional ambition bloomed.

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Eero Saarinen and Aline Louchheim's Shared Ambition

In designing the MIT Chapel, Eero Saarinen aimed to capture a basic spiritual environment.

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Eero Saarinen's Design of the MIT Chapel

The First Christian Church in Columbus, IN, was designed by both Eliel and Eero Saarinen.

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Eliel and Eero Saarinen's Work on First Christian Church

Aline Louchheim quickly developed a strong relationship with Eero Saarinen.

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Aline Louchheim and Eero Saarinen

At the TWA flight center, Saarinen tried to "express the drama and excitement of travel."

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Conquering gravity with Saarinen at the TWA Flight Center

Both Eliel and his son, Eero, competed to design a new monument in St. Louis, MO.

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Eero and Eliel Saarinen Compete for St. Louis

The CBS Building, or Black Rock, is an imposing 38-story building of black marble.

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Eero Saarinen's Design of the CBS Building in New York City

In designing the Dulles International Airport, Eero Saarinen re-imagined a jet-age world.

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Eero Saarinen's Revolutionary Design of the Dulles Airport

Explore the life of Finnish-American modernist architectural giant Eero Saarinen

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Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future - Trailer

Director Peter Rosen and Director of Photography, ASC, Eric Saarinen, discuss their film.

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Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future ~ Making the

Eero Saarinen broke the mold by creating emotionally compelling buildings.

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How Eero Saarinen Imagined the Ingalls Rink at Yale

Eero Saarinen exhibited his architectural vision through his design for General Motors.

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Marking Man's Time on Earth at General Motors

MIT is renovating their chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen and dedicated in 1955.

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Reconstructing Eero Saarinen's MIT Chapel

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