Minoru Yamasaki (December 1 1912 – February 7 1986) was an American architect best known for designing the 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.
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birth date
1912-12-01
birth place
Seattle, Washington (state), United States
death date
1986-02-07
death place
Michigan, Bloomfield Hills Michigan, United States
nationality
United States
significant design
Gothic architecture
significant project
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, IBM Building (Seattle), Rainier Tower, World Trade Center
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