Minoru Yamasaki

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architect human modernist architect

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.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architect → human → modernist architect →
activePeriod	mid-20th century →
basedIn	Detroit, Michigan, United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1912-12-01 →
dateOfDeath	1986-02-06 →
designed	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 →
notableFor	elegant modernist designs → major 20th-century American architectural projects →
notableWork	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (headquarters building) → Lambert–St. Louis International Airport main terminal → Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building → North Shore Congregation Israel → 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, Michigan, United States →
residence	Detroit, Michigan, United States →
spouse	Teruko Hirashiki →
styleCharacteristic	ornamental modernism → slender vertical elements → use of light and delicate forms →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
North Tower of the World Trade Center → South Tower of the World Trade Center → original World Trade Center →	architect
Minoru Yamasaki →	name