Architect gordon bunshaft saudi
Gordon bunshaft building.
Architect gordon bunshaft saudi
Gordon Bunshaft
American architect
Gordon Bunshaft | |
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Portrait of Gordon Bunshaft c. April 1958 | |
| Born | (1909-05-09)May 9, 1909 Buffalo, New York, US |
| Died | August 6, 1990(1990-08-06) (aged 81) New York City, US |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BA, MA) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Nina Wayler (m. 1943) |
| Awards | American Institute of Architects Twenty-five Year Award, elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, Pritzker Architecture Prize |
| Practice | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill |
| Buildings | Lever House, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden |
Gordon BunshaftFAIA (May 9, 1909 – August 6, 1990) was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century.
A partner in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bunshaft joined the firm in 1937 and remained with it for more than 40 years. His notable b