- Born
- December 1, 1912
- Died
- February 6, 1986 (aged 73)
- Known as
- architect
Minoru Yamasaki was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism".
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