The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961. Louis gateway arch and the general motors technical center in michigan. His sudden untimely death at age 51 cut short what continues to be one of the most influential legacies. Louis, the twa flight center at jfk airport, the main terminal at dulles airport, numerous buildings for iconic us corporations, and. The architect who saw the future premieres this month, celebrating the iconic architecture and knoll furniture of finnishamerican modernist. The architect who saw the future 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961 in the series. Modernist eero saarinens vision for the future national. The architect who saw the future is provided by the a. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center, saarinen also designed new yorks twa flight center at jfk international airport and modernist. The 2018 sah award for film and video recognizes the most distinguished work of film or video on the history of the built environment. The most important criterion is the works contribution to the understanding of the built environment, defined either as deepening that understanding or as bringing that understanding to new audiences. Join us on december 2, 2016, for a special evening that includes a full length screening of eero saarinen. A journey through the life and career of finnishamerican architectural giant eero saarinen.
Louis gateway arch, the general motors technical center, the twa flight center at john f. The architect who saw the future is a coproduction of peter rosen productions, inc. With eric saarinen, jayne merkel, paul goldberger, niels diffrient. Eric is on camera being interviewed about his father as well as behind the lens. The architect who saw the future examines the life of an architectural giant who envisioned the future. The world of twa trans world airlines round the world trip 1970s 72812 duration.
Just in time for endofyear lazing about, the documentary eero saarinen. The architecture who saw the future, are four dptvproduced local segments filmed at the cranbrook academy of art on saarinens influence and legacy on the venerated institution. Eric saarinen, asc, is director of photography and coproducer. By purchasing some of these products using the amazon links on this page, youll be supporting the national trust. Best known for designing national historic landmarks such as st. The full episode is no longer available for online streaming. Eero saarinen documentary to close pbss american masters. Kennedy international airport in new york city, yale universitys ingalls rink and morse and ezra stiles. Son of pioneering finnish architect eliel saarinen, eero saarinen august 20, 1910 september 1, 1961 was not only born on the same day, but carried his fathers later rational art deco into a. American masters s30 ep09 eero saarinen the architect. Explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961, whose visionary buildings include national historic landmarks such as st. Twice in the movie eric describes the experience of making the movie as cathartic. The architect who saw the future 2016 cast and crew a cathartic journey through the life and career of finnishamerican architectural giant eero saarinen.
Eric later went on to become a filmmaker, producing the 2016 documentary for pbs about his father, eero saarinen. The architect who saw the future, which will be screened for the first time on the west coast feb. The architect who saw the future january 21, 2017 12. Eero saarinen, finnishborn american architect who was one of the leaders in a trend toward exploration and experiment in american architectural design during the 1950s. Design that shaped america book signing event, and the newlyopened minds of modernism exhibition at the michigan library and historical center. Lilian was, to be certain, a key influence on eero, inspiring him to maintain a sculptural, plastic quality in his designs and sometimes contributing relief sculpture to eliel and eero s. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center in michigan. Director peter rosen and director of photography, asc, eric saarinen, discuss their film. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist. A small portion of the sales comes back to us to support our work.
The architect who saw the future 2016 a cathartic journey through the life and career of finnishamerican architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961. The exhibition was accompanied by the book eero saarinen. The architect who saw the future, a film directed by peter rosen and featuring saarinens son eric who is also its director of photography that explores the. The architect who saw the future making the director peter rosen and director of photography, asc, eric saarinen, discuss their film. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architect eero saarinen.
Eero was the son of the noted architect eliel saarinen and loja gesellius, a sculptor. The architect who saw the future dvd,explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st. The architect who saw the future, a film about saarinen coproduced by his son eric, premiered on the pbs american masters series. Explore the life and work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen. Eero saarinen the architect who saw the future dvd, 2017 at the best online prices at. A renewed interest is emerging in mid20th century architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring modernist america. The architect who saw the future, a michigan modern. In the film, saarinens son, eric saarinen, visits the sites of his fathers work on a cathartic journey, shot in 6k with the latest in drone technology. A ucla film school grad, eric is an accomplished cameraman who has worked on 15 feature films and numerous commercials.
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