Minoru Yamasaki

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Minoru Yamasaki was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for his elegant modernist designs and major projects such as the original World Trade Center complex in New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architect
human
modernist architect
activePeriod mid-20th century
basedIn Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1912-12-01
dateOfDeath 1986-02-06
designed St. Louis Lambert International Airport
surface form: Lambert–St. Louis International Airport main terminal

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building
North Shore Congregation Israel
Pacific Science Center
Pruitt–Igoe housing project
Rainier Tower
World Trade Center Twin Towers
educatedAt New York University
University of Washington
employer Yamasaki & Associates
ethnicOrigin Japanese American
familyName Yamasaki
fieldOfWork architecture
founded Yamasaki & Associates
givenName Minoru
languageSpoken English
Japanese
movement Modernism
New Formalism
name Minoru Yamasaki self-link
notableFor elegant modernist designs
major 20th-century American architectural projects
notableWork Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
surface form: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (headquarters building)

St. Louis Lambert International Airport
surface form: Lambert–St. Louis International Airport main terminal

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building
North Shore Congregation Israel
original World Trade Center
surface form: Original World Trade Center complex

Pacific Science Center
Pruitt–Igoe housing project
Rainier Tower
World Trade Center Twin Towers
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Seattle, Washington, United States
placeOfDeath Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
residence Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
spouse Teruko Hirashiki
styleCharacteristic ornamental modernism
slender vertical elements
use of light and delicate forms

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Minoru Yamasaki name Minoru Yamasaki self-link
original World Trade Center architect Minoru Yamasaki
Pacific Science Center designedBy Minoru Yamasaki
Pacific Science Center architect Minoru Yamasaki
United States Science Pavilion architect Minoru Yamasaki
World Trade Center Twin Towers architect Minoru Yamasaki
Tulsa Performing Arts Center architect Minoru Yamasaki
Yamasaki hasNotableBearer Minoru Yamasaki
Yamasaki architect Minoru Yamasaki
subject surface form: original World Trade Center
Pruitt–Igoe housing project architect Minoru Yamasaki
Rainier Tower architect Minoru Yamasaki
Yamasaki & Associates foundedBy Minoru Yamasaki
Yamasaki & Associates notableArchitect Minoru Yamasaki
Yamasaki & Associates associatedPerson Minoru Yamasaki
Teruko Hirashiki spouse Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru hasNotableBearer Minoru Yamasaki