Wallace Harrison (architect)

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Wallace Harrison was a prominent American architect best known for his leading role in designing major mid-20th-century projects such as the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American architect
architect
human
associatedWith John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Nelson Rockefeller
basedIn New York City
birthDate 1895-09-28
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1981-12-02
designed David Geffen Hall
surface form: Avery Fisher Hall (Philharmonic Hall) at Lincoln Center

Corning Museum of Glass
surface form: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York

Empire State Plaza complex
surface form: Empire State Plaza, Albany

Metropolitan Opera House
surface form: Metropolitan Opera House, New York

New York World's Fair (1939–1940)
surface form: Trylon and Perisphere for the 1939 New York World’s Fair

United Nations Headquarters
surface form: United Nations General Assembly Building

United Nations Headquarters
surface form: United Nations Secretariat Building
educatedAt Columbia University
École des Beaux-Arts
employer Harrison & Abramovitz
Rockefeller family
era 20th-century architecture
familyName Harrison
fieldOfWork architecture
urban design
givenName Wallace
memberOf American Institute of Architects
name Wallace Kirkman Harrison
nationality American
notableProjectLocation Albany
surface form: Albany, New York

Corning, New York
New York City
notableWork Corning Museum of Glass
Empire State Plaza complex
surface form: Empire State Plaza

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
surface form: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts master plan

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
surface form: Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center

Rockefeller Center
Trylon and Perisphere, 1939 New York World’s Fair
United Nations Headquarters
occupation architect
urban planner
partnerInFirmWith Max Abramovitz
placeOfBirth Worcester, Massachusetts
placeOfDeath New York City
role chief architect for United Nations Headquarters design team
style International Style
Modern architecture
workedOn Rockefeller Center underground concourse
surface form: Rockefeller Center expansion

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Harrison hasNotableBearer Wallace Harrison (architect)