Gordon Bunshaft, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGordon Bunshaft
American architect (1909–1990)
Date of Birth: 09-May-1909
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States
Date of Death: 06-Aug-1990
Profession: architect
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Gordon Bunshaft
- Gordon Bunshaft, (May 9, 1909 – August 6, 1990), was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century.
- A partner in the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bunshaft joined in 1937 and remained for more than 40 years.
- The long list of his notable buildings includes 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 (Marine Midland Grace Trust Co.) and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Branch Bank in New York; the last was the first post-war "transparent" bank on the East Coast.
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