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February 25, 2005|Volume 33, Number 19


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This pencil sketch of Eero Saarinen's design for the David S. Ingalls Rink, commonly known as the "Yale Whale," is among the items on view in the Sterling Library exhibit on the architect opening on Feb. 28.



Exhibit, symposium highlight
work of architect Eero Saarinen

Eero Saarinen, considered one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, will be the focus of an exhibition and a symposium at Yale in upcoming weeks.

The son of Eliel Saarinen, himself a noted architect, Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) studied architecture at Yale, earning a B.A. in 1934. He later returned to design several campus buildings: the David S. Ingalls Rink, a.k.a. "The Yale Whale," and Morse and Ezra Stiles residential colleges, both of which were completed after his death.

After working in his father's firm for several years, the younger Saarinen established himself as an independent architect after winning the competition for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in 1947 with his design for what later became known as the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. He went on to create such notable -- and unorthodox -- structures as the TWA Terminal at Kennedy International Airport, the Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Embassy in London and the CBS Headquarters Building in New York.

In 1953, The New York Times described Saarinen as "the most widely known and respected architect of his generation," and he won virtually every major architecture award including the American Institute of Architects' Gold Medal, which was presented posthumously.


Exhibition

Five School of Architecture students have collaborated with the Manuscripts and Archives department in the Yale Library to create an exhibit about Saarinen's design of Ingalls Rink, utilizing the University's extensive collection of the architect's papers.

The exhibit will open on Monday, Feb. 28, in the Memorabilia Room of Sterling Memorial Library, 120 High St. It will continue through May.

The five students who worked on the exhibition were all part of Professor Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen's fall 2003 graduate seminar "Eero Saarinen." The team included four students who graduated last year with M.Arch. degrees -- Patrick Hyland, Gregory Sobotka, Gretchen Stoecker and Esin Yurekli -- and current student Michael Rey, who completed and mounted the exhibit.

The display features sketches, photographs, drawings and correspondence that reveal the network of relationships involved in the creation of Ingalls Rink; Saarinen's relationship with Yale; his little-known master plans for various sites around the campus; and the ways in which the building served various functions over its lifetime.

The Yale Library's Memorabilia Room (entrance on Wall Street) is open to the public free of charge Tuesday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-6:45 p.m.


Symposium

Saarinen's legacy and contemporary influence will be the focus of a symposium being presented Friday-Saturday, April 1-2, by the School of Architecture.

Titled "Eero Saarinen: Form-giver of the American Century," the event will bring together architectural scholars, contemporary practitioners and filmmakers, as well as Saarinen's former professional collaborators. Topics will include the changing nature of architectural practice, the role of technology, stylistic plurality and questions about the genesis and meaning of form.

Highlights will include the preview of a film documentary on Saarinen and a keynote address titled "Rethinking Saarinen" by Vincent Scully, Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale, who was one of Saarinen's most vocal critics.

The symposium is part of an ongoing research and exhibit project on Saarinen, funded in part by the Getty Foundation, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. In a related initiative, the Getty Foundation is also supporting the processing of the Eero Saarinen Collection at the Yale Library.

Admission to the symposium is free, but reservations are required by March 18. For information, call (203) 432-2889 or send e-mail to jennifer.castellon@yale.edu.


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