His first significant project was the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis, 1955. Despite his love of Japanese traditional design this was a stark, modernist concrete structure. So unpopular was it that it was demolished in 1975. He also design several 'sleek' international airport buildings and was responsible for the innovative design of the 1,360 ft towers of the World Trade Center, design began in 1965 and construction in 1972.
He was first married in 1941 and had two further wives before marrying his first wife again in 1969. Yamasaki died of cancer at the age of 73.
Works:
U.S. Science Pavilion for the [Seattle World Exposition]? (1962)
Irwin library at [Butler University]?, Butler, IA
U.S. Consulate General, [Kobe, Japan]?
Conservatory of Music, Warner Concert Hall and King Building at Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
McGregor? Center at [Wayne State University]?, [Detroit, MI]?
Cowling Gymnasium, West Gymnasium, Olin Hall, Goodhue Hall and Watson Hall, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Reynolds Metals Regional Sales Office, Detroit, MI
Planning for University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Lambert-St. Louis Air Terminal, [St. Louis, MO]? (1956)
Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project, St. Louis, MO (1955, demolished 1975)
American Natural Resources Building, Detroit, MI
Dhahran Air Terminal, Dhahran?, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Head Office, Riyadh?, Saudi Arabia
Founder's Hall, Shinji Shumeikai, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Congregation Beth El Temple (1968)
World Trade Center, New York, NY (1970, destroyed 2001)
Picasso Tower, Madrid, Spain
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