Lecture 32: Eero Saarinen

Question 1

What technology did Eero Saarinen adopt from the automobile industry in the detailing of the GM Tech Center?

Answer 1

Neoprene gasket glazing on windows

Question 2

What one major reservation about the design of Dulles did Larson express?

Answer 2

Central drain in middle rather than side, visually disturbing

Question 3

What two major reservations about the design of Kresge auditorium did Larson express?

Answer 3

Acoustically inappropriate shape of auditorium

Structure not expressed on inside

Question 4

The inspiration for the scale of Eero Saarinen’s site plan of the GM Tech Center was __________________.

Answer 4

the automobile

Question 5

List three technological innovations in construction developed by Eero Saarinen that would become standard techniques during the late 1960s.

Answer 5

1. Neoprene glazing gaskets
2. Lightweight insulated panel wall
3. Self oxidizing steel