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Sep 11, 2001 · Minoru Yamasaki is one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. He is best known for his design of downtown Manhattan’s original World Trade Center in New York City – t he iconic ‘Twin Towers’ that were famously destroyed in terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 , which killed nearly 3,000 people and radically altered the ...
Minoru Yamasaki (山崎 實, Yamasaki Minoru, December 1, 1912 – February 6, 1986) was a Japanese-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.
Dec 1, 2019 · Minoru Yamasaki (December 1, 1912 – February 7, 1986) has the uncommon distinction of being most well known for how his buildings were destroyed.
May 17, 2024 · Minoru Yamasaki, born in 1912, grew up in a family struggling economically in Seattle’s Japantown on Yesler Hill. He attended local schools, including the University of Washington, where he ...
Sep 11, 2018 · Ann Shumard. This blogpost originally appeared Sept. 11, 2018. Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986) was riding a wave of critical acclaim in September 1962, when New York City’s Port Authority chose him as the architect for its ambitious World Trade Center project in lower Manhattan.
Dec 15, 2023 · Minoru Yamasaki (1912–86) was one of the most prominent Japanese American architects of the second half of the twentieth century. He was known for his philosophy, "beauty over function." He criticized tasteless and identical glassy buildings that were characteristic of the modern architecture of his time and was determined to incorporate ...
A native of Seattle, Minoru Yamasaki, ’34, was born on Dec. 1, 1912, in a cold-water tenement in the Yesler Hill district of Seattle. He was a first-generation Japanese American, and his father insisted that his son go to college. Yamasaki set out to earn his degree from the UW’s School of Architecture. But he had his doubts.
