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Rainier Tower

Rainier Tower is a 41-story, 156.67 m (514.0 ft) skyscraper in the Metropolitan Tract of Seattle, Washington, at 1301 Fifth Avenue. It was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who designed the World Trade Center in New York City as well as the IBM Building, which is on the corner across the street from Rainier Tower to the southeast. Its construction was completed in 1977.

building

built

1977

Seattle, Seattle, United States

Architecture

tower Architecture

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Rainier Tower gallery

Rainier Tower image

41-story skyscraper in Seattle, Washington

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Architects

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Architect

Minoru Yamasaki

1912-1986 · Detroit, Michigan, United States

Role: lead architect

Primary contributor

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".

Bureaus

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Bureau

Yamasaki & Associates

practice · Detroit, Michigan, United States

Role: designer

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Pruitt–Igoe

1955 · St. Louis, St. Louis, United States

Housing

Minoru Yamasaki

Work

One Woodward Avenue

1962 · Michigan, Michigan, United States

Office building

Minoru Yamasaki

Work

1200 Fifth

1964 · Washington, Washington, United States

Office building

Minoru Yamasaki

Work

Fairmont Century Plaza

1966 · California, California, United States

Performance venue

Minoru Yamasaki