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U of M Honorary Degree
Eliel Saarinen
Regent's Proceedings 178
Regent's Proceedings 178
DOCTOR OF ARCHITECTURE ELIEL SAARINEN.
Architect, city planner, designer, whose achievements are known here and beyond the seas. Formerly associated with the University, he was called to transmute the vision of Mr. George G. Booth into the reality of Cranbrook. Under the magic of his art, stones and mortar rise in new and compelling forms of beauty and remain enduring monuments of his skill.