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Minoru Yamasaki was born December 1,1912 in Seattle, Washington and died February 6, 1986. He was an American architect most famous for his controversial building, the World Trade Center (built in New York City, New York.) Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects pushing forward improvements in architecture during the 21 st century, and defined an era of New Formalism along with his partner Edward Durrell Stone; a style of architecture making use of classical columns and symmetrical elements, and combining them with ornate materials and concrete to form shapes such as umbrella shells, waffle slabs, and folded plates. The son of John Tsunejiro Yamasaki and Hana Yamasaki, Minoru Yamasaki attended High school in Seattle graduating, and enrolling in the University of Washington’s program in architecture in 1929. He graduated with a Bachelor in Architecture. He enrolled at the New York university for his master’s and graduated. He worked at the firm Shreve, Lamb, and ...

PENTHOUSE AT 23 BEEKMAN PLACE The penthouse at 23 Beekman Place in upper Manhattan, NY, was rented by Paul Rudolph in 1965. He purchased the entire building in 1976 and began renovated the entire structure from top to bottom. He remodeled the façade using materials such as glass, concrete and steel. The area that the building was located in was mainly   residential, with mostly low-height buildings. With minimal interference on the views, Rudolph decided to create a structure that would frame the spectacular views across the city to the west and to the river to the east. Using concrete and a steel system, he was able to design an extension that cantilevered the penthouse on the front and back of the building, with openings on top and views from all sides. Paul Rudolph was a dedicated modernist. He explored abstract space and experimented with industrial processes and materials. The structure was renovated in a concrete and steel framed system...