Eliel Saarinen Professions : Architect Born : August 20, 1873 Died : July 1, 1950 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Eliel Saarinen Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context - a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan. Eliel Saarinen design cities house Art was born as a desire, not as a demand. Eliel Saarinen demand desire art Architectural-form equals social-form Eliel Saarinen form social Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context. Eliel Saarinen considering next design Similar Authors Ben van Berkel architect Bruno Zevi architect Bruno Freschi architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin architect Arthur Erickson architect Arne Jacobsen architect All Authors