Minoru Yamasaki

Minoru Yamasaki

Minoru Yamasaki (山崎 實, Yamasaki Minoru, December 1, 1912 – February 6, 1986) was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism". During his three-decade career, he and his firm designed over 250 buildings. His firm, Yamasaki & Associates, closed on December 31, 2009.

AlmaMater
New York University
University of Washington
BirthDate
1 December 1912
Birth date
1 December 1912
BirthPlace
enSeattle, Washington, US
Birth place
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enMinoru Yamasaki (山崎 實, Yamasaki Minoru, December 1, 1912 – February 6, 1986) was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism". During his three-decade career, he and his firm designed over 250 buildings. His firm, Yamasaki & Associates, closed on December 31, 2009.
DeathDate
6 February 1986
Death date
6 February 1986
DeathPlace
enDetroit, Michigan, US
Death place
Detroit
Michigan
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enMinoru Yamasaki (山崎 實, Yamasaki Minoru, December 1, 1912 – February 6, 1986) was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism". During his three-decade career, he and his firm designed over 250 buildings. His firm, Yamasaki & Associates, closed on December 31, 2009.
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Alaska
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Auburn, Washington
Bates College
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
BOK Tower
Bolling Air Force Base
Buffalo, New York
Butler University
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Cantilever
Carleton College
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Century Plaza Hotel
Century Plaza Towers
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Columbia University
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Dhahran International Airport
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Empire State Building
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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
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Horace Mann Educators Corporation
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Japan
John Skilling
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
Leslie Robertson
Lionel Pries
List of covers of Time magazine (1960s)
List of works by Minoru Yamasaki
Logan Airport
Manhattan
McGregor Memorial Conference Center
Michael DiSalle Government Center
Michigan
Military Personnel Records Center
Modern architecture
Modernism
National Historic Landmark
New Formalism (architecture)
New York Harbor
New York Times
New York University
Northfield, Minnesota
North Shore Congregation Israel
Northwestern National Life Building
Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin College
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
One M&T Plaza
One Woodward Avenue
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Pacific Science Center
Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)
Penobscot Building
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Prentis Building and DeRoy Auditorium Complex
Pruitt-Igoe
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Quo Vadis Entertainment Center
Rainier Tower
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Regina, Saskatchewan
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Richmond, Virginia
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Seattle
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Southfield, Michigan
St. Louis
Stomach ulcer
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Taro Yamasaki
Temple Beth El (Detroit, Michigan)
Temple Beth El (Detroit)
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Time (magazine)
Torre Picasso
University of Regina
University of Washington
University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Walter P. Reuther Library
Wascana Centre
Washington, DC
Washington (state)
Wayne State University
William James Hall (Harvard University)
World Trade Center (1973-2001)
World Trade Center (1973–2001)
Yamasaki & Associates
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Мінору Ямасакі
Ямасаки, Минору
Ямасаки Минору
مينورو ياماساكى
مينورو ياماساكي
مینورو یاماساکی
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ミノル・ヤマサキ
山崎實
미노루 야마사키
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Pacific Science Center
Pruitt–Igoe
Rainier Tower
September 11 attacks
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enPacific Science Center, 1962
enPruitt–Igoe, 1954
enRainier Tower, 1977
enTorre Picasso, 1988
enWorld Trade Center, 1973
SignificantDesign
enInspiration from Gothic architecture and usage of narrow vertical windows
Significant design
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Category:1986 deaths
Category:20th-century American architects
Category:American people of Japanese descent
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Category:Deaths from stomach cancer
Category:Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
Category:Garfield High School (Seattle) alumni
Category:Minoru Yamasaki buildings
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Category:People from Auburn, Washington
Category:Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni
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