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Irwin Library

The Irwin Library is one of the three libraries operated by Butler University, Indianapolis, United States. Minoru Yamasaki was the lead architect, and constructed the library in the architectural style of New Formalism. Construction of the library cost $2.25 million, of which $1.5 million was underwritten by the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller foundation. After construction was finished, the library's first day of operation w…

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Indianapolis, Indianapolis, 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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