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Minoru Yamasaki Architect

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Dec 1, 1912
  • Died: Feb 7, 1986

Minoru Yamasaki 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".

Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe. architecture

We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless. architecture

The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus. education

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 views from Robert Browning

22 views from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other thoughts from Honore de Balzac

53 other thoughts from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 more quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher