Minoru Yamasaki

Minoru Yamasaki
山崎 實
Yamasaki in 1959
Born(1912-12-01)December 1, 1912
DiedFebruary 6, 1986(1986-02-06) (aged 73)
Alma materUniversity of Washington
New York University
OccupationArchitect
Spouses
  • Teruko Hirashiki
    (m. 1941; div. 1961)
  • Peggy Watty
    (m. 1961; div. 1963)
  • Teruko Hirashiki
    (m. 1969)
Children3, including Taro Yamasaki
Buildings
DesignNew Formalism, with inspiration from Gothic architecture and usage of narrow vertical windows

Minoru Yamasaki (山崎 實, Yamasaki Minoru, December 1, 1912 – February 6, 1986)[1][2] was a Japanese-American[3] architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects.[4] 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".[5][6]

During his three-decade career, he and his firm designed over 250 buildings.[7] His firm, Yamasaki & Associates, closed on December 31, 2009.[8]

  1. ^ Rimer, Sara (February 9, 1986). "Minoru Yamasaki, Architect of World Transit Center, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Murphy, Dean (February 9, 1986). "Architect Minoru Yamasaki Dies at 73: Designs Include Century Plaza Towers, N.Y. World Trade Center". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Crowley, Walt (March 3, 2003). "Yamasaki, Minoru (1912-1986), Seattle-born architect of New York's World Trade Center". HistoryLink. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Davidson, Justin (August 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of 9/11: Yamasaki, Minoru: An architect whose legacy didn't work out as he'd planned". New York.
  5. ^ "Architecture and Design of the Music Center". Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2011.; excerpting from HABS documentation: "Los Angeles Music Center". Historic American Buildings Survey.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mirror was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "MINORU YAMASAKI, FAIA (1912-1986)". USModernist. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Gallagher, John (January 28, 2010). "A Once Eminent Firm Meets a Bitter End". Architectural Record. Retrieved November 17, 2012.