A Neo-futurist Designer: Who is Eero Saarinen?

A Neo-futurist Designer: Who is Eero Saarinen?

Eero Saarinen, of Finnish-American descent, was one of the most prolific, most distinctive, and most controversial masters of 20th-century architecture. Despite his short career, which ended with his death in 1961 at the age of 51, he remains relevant even today with his modernist designs, from airports to monumental buildings and organically shaped furniture, all of which have become icons.

Creator of city planning: Who is Ebenezer Howard?

Creator of city planning: Who is Ebenezer Howard?

Ebenezer Howard, one of the most influential names in the field of urban planning of the last century, introduced the "social city" design with Garden City, which tried to build a bridge between the individualist (capitalist) system of his time, unions, cooperatives, nature, quality life, and common ideas.