The Legacy Of Saarinen's Office

Thursday - November 19 - 6:30 PM
The Legacy of Saarinen's Office
While Eero Saarinen's career was cut short by his death in 1961 at age 51, his legacy was sustained by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates, the architectural firm headed by two of Saarinen's key office colleagues. Join Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kevin Roche for a conversation featuring Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Associate Professor, Yale School of Architecture, and curator Donald Albrecht, co-editor of the exhibition catalog Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future. The panelists will explore Mr. Roche's extraordinary impact on New York City, from unbuilt proposals to major commissions such as the Ford Foundation and the ongoing expansion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Presented in conjunction with Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future.
Reservations Required
$12 Non-Members
$8 Seniors and Students
$6 Museum Members
*A two dollar surcharge applies for unreserved, walk-in participants.
please call 212.534.1672, ext. 3395.