Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.
Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.
Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.
| The title | A 66 American architect |
| Be born | In 67 in Seattle, Washington |
| In college | Studied architecture in college |
| Worked in a fish factory to 68 for college | |
| 69 a room with 100 other men | |
| His design of buildings | Made people feel 70 and happy |
| Had 71 opinions about his buildings | |
| The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion | |
| Successful career | Was not the 72 as other architects |
| Didn’t begin his successful career 73 he started his own company | |
| Won 74 Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life | |
| Date of 75 | Died on Jun,2 1986 |
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