Shaping the future

Winner of the Sir Banister Fletcher Award for 2007nnSilver Medal winner of the IPPY Award in Architecture nnSelected as a 2007 AAUP University Press Book for Public and Secondary School Libraries.nnAIGA 50 Books/50 Covers of 2006, Outstanding Design nnSelected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title from 2007nnWinner of the 2008 Philip Johnson Award, given by the Society of Architectural Historians.nnFrom the swooping concrete vaults of the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport to the 630-foot-tall Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the iconic designs of Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) captured the aspirations and values of mid-20th-century America. Potent expressions of national power, these and other Saarinen-designed structures—including the GM Technical Center, Dulles International Airport, and John Deere headquarters—helped create the international image of the United States in the decades following World War II. nnEero Saarinen: Shaping the Future offers a new and wide-ranging look at the entire scope of Saarinen’s career. This is the first book on Saarinen to incorporate significant research and materials from the newly available archives of his office, and includes the most complete portfolio of Saarinen’s projects to date—a chronological survey of more than 100 built and unbuilt works, previously unpublished photographs, plans, and working drawings.nnLavishly illustrated, this major study shows how Saarinen gave his structures an expressive dimension and helped introduce modern architecture to the mainstream of American practice. In his search for a richer and more varied modern architecture, Saarinen become one of the most prolific and controversial practitioners of his time.