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5 World Trade Center (1972–2001)

5 World Trade Center, also known as the Northeast Plaza Building, was a nine-story building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Part of the World Trade Center complex, it opened in March 1972. The building was damaged during the September 11 attacks and was later demolished. The former site is now the location of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and the proposed 2 World Trade Center.

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5 World Trade Center (1972–2001) in New York City, United States

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Minoru Yamasaki

1912-1986 · Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Minoru Yamasaki was an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism".

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Yamasaki & Associates

practice · Detroit, Michigan, United States

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