Eero Saarinen was born in Finland. Eero and his family moved to the United States when he was just 13. He came from a family of design geniuses. His father Eliel was a renowned architect and town planner, and his mother was an artist in the textile industry.

That passion for design was passed on to Eero and he made the most of his talent. He trained at the Cranbrook Academy of Arts in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and continued his studies at Yale University.

Eero is responsible for an incredible body of work including GM’s Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. GM’s Tech Center was one of Eero’s greatest works. He was able to incorporate his love of form and sculpture into the campus setting that GM leaders had envisioned. The aluminum "Design Dome", which spans 188 feet in diameter, is the centerpiece of the campus. Each building has its own personality on the outside and on the inside. Eero even designed the furniture, which is still a big part of the interior design of the Tech Center buildings. Even new expansions to the campus have been in the spirit of Eero’s work.

Among his other masterpieces is the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, the TWA Terminal at Kennedy Airport in New York City and the Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C.

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