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Yamasaki, Minoru
1912 - Born in Seattle, Washington.
1932 - took up architecture at the University of Washington
1941 - married Teruko Hirashiki
1945 - flew to New York to complete his professional education, and did his practice in suburban Detroit, Michigan
- became the chief of design at Smith Hinchman & Gryllis company in Detroit
1949 - established a company along with George Hellmuth and Joseph Leinweber
1953-1955 - designed the Missouri’s St. Louis airport uses huge concrete shell vaults for dramatic interior effects
1959 - split up with his business partners
1961 - divorced Teruko
1964 - also did the design for IBM Building
1965 - designed the Woodrow Wilson building in Princeton, New Jersey, with Gothic arches in almost every corner and the exterior screened by rows of tapered columns
1969 - got back to Teruko
1970-1977
- designed the 110 stories high building, for the WORLD TRADE CENTER in New York City
- includes his work for Rainier Square and tower
1986- Died of cancer
1932 - took up architecture at the University of Washington
1941 - married Teruko Hirashiki
1945 - flew to New York to complete his professional education, and did his practice in suburban Detroit, Michigan
- became the chief of design at Smith Hinchman & Gryllis company in Detroit
1949 - established a company along with George Hellmuth and Joseph Leinweber
1953-1955 - designed the Missouri’s St. Louis airport uses huge concrete shell vaults for dramatic interior effects
1959 - split up with his business partners
1961 - divorced Teruko
1964 - also did the design for IBM Building
1965 - designed the Woodrow Wilson building in Princeton, New Jersey, with Gothic arches in almost every corner and the exterior screened by rows of tapered columns
1969 - got back to Teruko
1970-1977
- designed the 110 stories high building, for the WORLD TRADE CENTER in New York City
- includes his work for Rainier Square and tower
1986- Died of cancer
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