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photo: Carol M. Highsmith
The Gateway Arch was legendary architect Eero Saarinen’s first major commission. Developed with the assistance of structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel, the Arch is constructed of a stainless steel skin covering reinforced concrete nearer the base and carbon steel and rebar higher up. The arch won the AIA’s Twenty-five Year Award in 1990. Saarinen was awarded the Gold Medal posthumously in 1962.
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Comments (9)
There are no comments on this stupid arch because it is just that.
Posted by allan macdonald | March 14, 2007 12:14 PM
Posted on March 14, 2007 12:14
you're about as stupid as they come, yet I comment about you.
Posted by dork diggler | March 15, 2007 9:48 AM
Posted on March 15, 2007 09:48
we love the gateway arch in st louis. it sets us apart from the rest of the country and is just awesome. a real gem
Posted by greg | March 15, 2007 11:54 AM
Posted on March 15, 2007 11:54
The beauty of the arch is its minimal nature. Seeing it in person up-close you get a sense for the scale of it and it is certainly an impressive monument.
I've been to Washington and have seen the majority of the monuments there and I must say that the grandeur of the Arch definitely puts it in a leage above most of the normal "building looking" monuments there...
Posted by Joe | March 15, 2007 2:38 PM
Posted on March 15, 2007 14:38
The arch has a timeless quality. It looks as modern today as it did 40 years ago.
It is huge, but still has all this wonderful open space between the legs. So it's both a grand commemoration and a structure that one can love up close.
Think of the St Louis skyline without it. Unthinkable...
Every city should have one.
Posted by Rod | March 15, 2007 3:53 PM
Posted on March 15, 2007 15:53
Alan,I feel sorry for you.You just don't get it and probably never will.You must be from NY
Posted by steve | March 15, 2007 4:35 PM
Posted on March 15, 2007 16:35
Love the arch. Hard to explain it- but do make the trip up.
Posted by Liz Murray | March 16, 2007 12:38 AM
Posted on March 16, 2007 00:38
Dork Diggler's comment was actually rather clever. I wonder why she's afraid to use her real name.
Posted by allan macdonald | March 20, 2007 12:17 PM
Posted on March 20, 2007 12:17
It's true I'm from New York. And like most people the world over I have spent most of my life wishing I lived in Missouri.
Posted by allan macdonald | March 20, 2007 12:32 PM
Posted on March 20, 2007 12:32