Gordon Bunshaft

Gordon Bunshaft was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century. A partner in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bunshaft joined the firm in 1937 and remained with it for more than 40 years. His notable buildings include Lever House in New York, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 140 Broadway, and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Branch Bank in New York.

9 May 1909

Born on the same birth day (9 May): Alan Bennett • Averno (wrestler) • Beth Mead • Bulat Okudzhava • Calvin Murphy • Gustaf de Laval • John Corbett • Meles Zenawi • Pancho Gonzales

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