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What did Gordon Bunshaft design for Lever House?
Lever House in New York, completed in 1952, was designed by Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Its glass curtain wall helped define postwar corporate modernism on Park Avenue.
Why is Yale's Beinecke Library associated with Gordon Bunshaft?
Bunshaft designed the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, completed in 1963. Its translucent marble panels protect rare books while giving the interior a distinctive filtered light.
Did Gordon Bunshaft win the Pritzker Prize?
Yes. Gordon Bunshaft shared the 1988 Pritzker Architecture Prize with Oscar Niemeyer.
Was Gordon Bunshaft an independent architect or part of SOM?
He was a leading design partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Many of his best-known projects, including Lever House and the Beinecke Library, came through SOM.
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