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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.
Apr 16, 2024 · Minoru Yamasaki (born December 1, 1912, Seattle, Washington, U.S.—died February 6, 1986, Detroit, Michigan) was an American architect whose buildings, notable for their appeal to the senses, departed from the austerity often associated with post-World War II modern architecture.
Feb 21, 2019 · Minoru Yamasaki embodied the American dream while feeling the sting of endemic racism. He achieved professional success and international fame as a minority architect, whose ‘otherness’ marked him as a permanent outsider to the East Coast-oriented architectural culture of postwar America.
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 ...
5 days ago · 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 ...
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.
5 days ago · Yamasaki appeared on the cover of Time magazine published Jan. 18, 1963. // Cover courtesy of Time Magazine. He soon made his mark locally in 1951 with his design of the contemporary and cutting-edge eight-story Federal Reserve Building Annex covered in a glassy facade. “It was the first modernist building in Detroit, and everything built ...
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