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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.
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.
Jun 7, 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.
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Nov 25, 2019 · Minoru Yamasaki may be best known for designing the original World Trade Center and for being a leading practitioner of the new formalist style seen in so many civic and institutional...
- Daniel Pembrey
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.
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."
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Master architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912-86) was a first-generation Japanese American (or Nissei) born in Seattle, Washington. Yamasaki studied architecture at the University of Washington, spending his summers working at an Alaska cannery to pay his tuition.
