Topic: Minoru Yamasaki

Oberlin College

How Stuff Works - 465 days ago
Oberlin College, a coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher learning under private control in Oberlin, Ohio. It has a college of arts and...

The original mosque at Ground Zero

Beliefnet - 548 days ago
I really don't have anything left to say about Park51, barring any new developments (pun intended). But the repeated phrase "mosque at Ground Zero" was ringing familiar to me for some reason, and I just realized why - this old article from ...

Born Dec. 1: Architect of the Destroyed NY World Trade Center

About.com - 810 days ago
December 1 is the birthday of Minoru Yamasaki, who designed the World Trade Center buildings that were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. For information about reconstruction on Ground Zero, visit our World Trade Center Resources page.

April Anniversaries

Smithsonian - 915 days ago
15 YEARS AGO BRAVE NEW MOUSE The first animal ever patented was HarvardUniversity's " 30 YEARS AGO TOWERING SYMBOL At the dedication of the newly completed TwinTowers, April 4, 1973, project architect Minoru Yamasaki called the WorldTradeCenter a "living symbol of man ...

George Hellmuth

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 925 days ago
Aspects of the topic George Hellmuth are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Yamasaki designed the Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport terminal in Missouri, which was notable for its impressive use of concrete vaults and which....

Reynolds Metals Company Building

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 926 days ago
Aspects of the topic Reynolds Metals Company Building are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Another outstanding structure, the Reynolds Metals Company Building, also in Detroit, made use of skylights, plants, and pools.

9/11 museum gets 40-year-old model of twin towers

AP News - 1132 days ago
40-year-old model of World Trade Center will be returned to ground zero for display at museumThese twin towers stand 7 feet tall and are made of plastic.Architect Minoru Yamasaki built the oversized model 40 years ago of the two soaring skyscrapers ...

Latest September 11 Memorial Plans Unveiled

The New York Observer - 1257 days ago
The Times' David Dunlap has details on the latest version of the planned September 11 memorial at the World Trade Center site: The architect Craig Dykers has been working since 2004 on the design of a museum building for the World Trade ...