Tales from the Reuther Library

Tales from the Reuther Library


International Architect Minoru Yamasaki’s Impact on the Wayne State Campus

October 04, 2018

Reuther Library archivist Shae Rafferty discusses the career of Minoru Yamasaki, renown architect of the original World Trade Center, the Dhahran International Airport in Saudi Arabia, and many buildings in the metropolitan Detroit area. University archivist Alison Stankrauff shares the history and design of four Yamasaki buildings on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit.
Related Collections:
Minoru Yamasaki Papers
Wayne State University Office of the President Clarence B. Hilberry Records
Wayne State University Office of the President William Rea Keast Records
Wayne State University College of Education Building Committee Records
Collection Spotlight: Minoru Yamasaki’s Campus Buildings
 
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Wayne State University – Events
Wayne State University – Places
Virtual Motor City
 
Episode Credits
Producers: Dan Golodner and Troy Eller English
Host: Dan Golodner
Interviewees: Shae Rafferty and Alison Stankrauff
Sound: Troy Eller English
With support from the Reuther Podcast Collective: Bart Bealmear, Elizabeth Clemens, Meghan Courtney, Troy Eller English, Dan Golodner, Paul Neirink, and Mary Wallace