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Minoru Yamasaki (山崎實 Yamasaki Minoru?, December 1, 1912 – February 7, 1986) was an American architect best known for his design of the World Trade Center which was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century and his firm, Yamasaki & Associates, continues to do business. Yamasaki & Associates is an architectural firm based in Troy Michigan. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "romanticized modernism". Edward Durell Stone (March 9 1902 Fayetteville, Arkansas - August 6 1978 New York City New York) was an American Modernist

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Biography

The former World Trade Center
The former World Trade Center
One M & T Plaza, in Buffalo, NY.
One M & T Plaza, in Buffalo, NY. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan One M & T Plaza is a High-rise building located in Buffalo NY. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State.
Torre Picasso, in Madrid.
Torre Picasso, in Madrid. Torre Picasso (Picasso Tower is a skyscraper in Madrid Spain From 1988 till 2007 it was the highest building in Madrid with its 157 m (515 ft and 43 floors Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.
Temple Beth El (Detroit, Michigan)
Temple Beth El (Detroit, Michigan)
The Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College, designed by Yamasaki in 1963. The distinctive style is similar to Yamasaki's design of the World Trade Center.
The Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College, designed by Yamasaki in 1963. Temple Beth El, also known as Temple Beth-El, is a Reform Synagogue currently located in Bloomfield Hills Michigan. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, located in Oberlin Ohio, was founded in 1865 and is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The distinctive style is similar to Yamasaki's design of the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan

Yamasaki, born in Seattle, Washington, was a second-generation Japanese American. Nisei ( 二世, second generation is a Japanese language term used in countries in North America, South America and Australia to specify He enrolled in the University of Washington program in architecture in 1929, and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture (B. The College of Architecture and Urban Planning or CAUP at the University of Washington is made up of four Departments Architecture Construction Management Arch. ) in 1934. [1] During his college years, he was strongly encouraged by faculty member Lionel Pries. Lionel H ("Spike" Pries (1 June 1897-7 April 1968 was a leading Architect, Artist, and educator in the Pacific Northwest. He earned money to pay for his tuition by working at an Alaskan salmon cannery. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container [2]

After moving to New York City in the 1930s, he enrolled at New York University for a master's degree in architecture and got a job with the architecture firm Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, designers of the Empire State Building. The City of New York The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Shreve Lamb and Harmon was the architectural firm best known for the 1931 Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York, at that time The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street In 1945, Yamasaki moved to Detroit, where he was hired by Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls. SmithGroup ranks as the United States' 7th largest Architecture and engineering firm ( Building Design & Construction, July 2006 and employs 800 [3] Yamasaki left the firm in 1949, and started his own partnership. [3] In 1964 Yamasaki received a D. F. A. from Bates College. Bates College is a private liberal arts college located in Lewiston Maine, in the United States.

Yamasaki was first married in 1941 and had two other wives before marrying his first wife again in 1969. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He died of cancer in 1986. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled

Works

His first significant project was the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri, 1955. Pruitt-Igoe was an urban Housing project built in St Louis, Missouri, U Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Despite his love of Japanese traditional design, this was a stark, modernist concrete structure. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century The housing project experienced so many problems that it was demolished in 1972, less than twenty years after its completion. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Its destruction is considered by some to be the beginning of postmodern architecture. Postmodern architecture was an international style whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s and which continues to influence present-day Architecture

He also designed several "sleek" international airport buildings and was responsible for the innovative design of the 1,360 foot (415 metre) towers of the World Trade Center, for which design began in 1965, and construction in 1972. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Many of his buildings are loosely inspired by Gothic architecture and make use of extremely narrow vertical windows. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. This narrow-windowed style arose from his own personal fear of heights. Acrophobia (from Greek, meaning "summit" is an extreme or irrational Fear of Heights It belongs to a category of Specific [2]

Yamasaki was an original member of the Pennsylvania Avenue Commission, which was tasked with restoring the grand avenue in Washington, D.C., but resigned after disagreements and disillusionment with the design by committee approach. Pennsylvania Avenue is a street in Washington DC joining the White House and the United States Capitol. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Design by committee is a wry Pejorative term referring to a style of design and its resultant output when a group of entities comes together to produce something (often [4]

After teaming up with Emery Roth and Sons on the design of the World Trade Center, they teamed up again on other projects including new defense buildings at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.[5]

Structures designed by Minoru Yamasaki

Honors

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Esterow, Milton. The construction of the World Trade Center was conceived as an Urban renewal project spearheaded by David Rockefeller, to help revitalize Lower Manhattan "Architect Named for Trade Center", The New York Times, September 21, 1962.  
  2. ^ a b "Center Will Reflect Architectural Collaboration", The New York Times, January 19, 1964.  
  3. ^ a b Huxtable, Ada Louise. "Pools, Domes, Yamasaki - Debate", The New York Times, November 25, 1962.  
  4. ^ Huxtable, Ada Louise. "N. Y. C. Architectural Ups and Downs", The New York Times, February 2, 1964.  
  5. ^ Robbins, William. "2 Firms Are Welding Abilities to Plan World Trade Center", The New York Times, March 26, 1967.  
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Vivian M. Baulch. "Minoru Yamasaki, world-class architect", The Detroit News, August 14, 1998. Retrieved on 2007-11-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of  
  7. ^ Carleton College Facilities Management (undated). Historical Building Information. Carleton College. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
  8. ^ Massport (undated). 2002 EDR Logan International Airport. Massport. Retrieved on 2007-07-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
  9. ^ North Shore Congregation Israel About Us Facilities. Retrieved on 2007-06-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China.

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