Wallace Harrison
American architect (1895–1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wallace Kirkman Harrison (September 28, 1895 – December 2, 1981) was an American architect. Harrison started his professional career with the firm of Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray, participating in the construction of Rockefeller Center. He is best known for executing large public projects in New York City and upstate, many of them a result of his long and fruitful personal relationship with Nelson Rockefeller, for whom he served as an adviser.[1]
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Born | Wallace Kirkman Harrison (1895-09-28)September 28, 1895 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | December 2, 1981(1981-12-02) (aged 86) New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | AIA Gold Medal (1967) |
Practice | Harrison & Abramowitz |
Buildings | United Nations headquarters Exxon Building |
Projects | Rockefeller Center Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts |
Design | Trylon and Perisphere |
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