Minoru Yamasaki
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American architect (1912–1986)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1912-12-01 ) December 1, 1912, Seattle , Washington, U.S.
- Died
- February 6, 1986 (1986-02-06) (aged 73), Detroit , Michigan, U.S.
- Education
- University of Washington (BArch) New York University (MArch)
- Occupation
- Architect
- Spouses
- Teruko Hirashiki ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1961 ) ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ) Peggy Watty ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1963 )
- Children
- 3, including Taro Yamasaki
- Buildings
- Pruitt–Igoe (1954) Pacific Science Center (1962) World Trade Center (1973) BOK Tower (1976) Rainier Tower (1977) Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (1978) Torre Picasso (1988)
- Design
- New Formalism , with inspiration from Gothic architecture and usage of narrow vertical windows
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Minoru
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Seattle
- Place of death
- Bloomfield Hills
- Occupation
- architect
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Image
- Architect Minoru Yamasaki, 1959.jpg
- Work location
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Minoru Yamasaki
- date of birth
- 1912-12-01
- date of death
- 1986-02-07
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- has works in the collection
- Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design
- name in native language
- 山崎 實
- related category
- Category:Minoru Yamasaki buildings
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Minoru Yamasaki, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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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