Cass Gilbert
| Cass Gilbert | ||
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| Født | 29. november 1859  Zanesville | |
| Død | 17. maj 1934 (74 år) New York City | |
| Land | USA | |
| Uddannelsessted | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
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| Kendte værker | USA's Højesteretsbygning, Minnesota State Capitol, Woolworth Building | |
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Cass Gilbert (29. november 1859 i Zaneville i Ohio, USA – 17. maj 1934) var en pioner indenfor amerikansk arkitektur.
Efter flere års selvstændig arkitektpraksis i Minnesota etablerede han sig i New York. Hans Woolworth Building (1910-1913) var i over 15 år verdens højeste bygning og prægende for skyskraberarkitekturen i New York i 1920'erne. Det var også Gilbert som tegenede højesteretsbygningen i Washington DC.[1]
Noter
- ^ "Study for Woolworth Building, New York". World Digital Library. 1910-12-10. Hentet 2013-07-25.
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Architect at his drawing board. This wood engraving was published on May 25, 1893, in Teknisk Ukeblad, Norway's leading engineering journal. It illustrates an article about a new kind of upright drawing board delivered by the firm J. M. Voith in Heidenheim a. d. Brenz (in south Germany). The board measures 1800 x 1250 mm, the total height is 2800 mm, and the weight 220 kg.
Architect at his drawing board. This wood engraving was published on May 25, 1893, in Teknisk Ukeblad, Norway's leading engineering journal. It illustrates an article about a new kind of upright drawing board delivered by the firm J. M. Voith in Heidenheim a. d. Brenz (in south Germany). The board measures 1800 x 1250 mm, the total height is 2800 mm, and the weight 220 kg.