Eero Saarinen: America's Greatest Invention

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Architecture is all around us, from what we see when we go to the mall, or the airport or casino it in the big details that we notice when walk in the building, but also the little thing we would never think to notice these architects focus on to create magic. Eero Saarinen was a man who created modern work before his time that is still appreciated today. He built and created for some of the biggest companies in American capitalism such as General motors, IBM, CBS. He created airport terminals in New York and Washington that were unique and equipped for traveling. “Saarinen was just arriving at the peak of his fame and success. He'd been on the cover of TIME, he had A-list clients,” Eero died at the young age of 51 after brain surgery

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