William F. Lamb
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William Frederick Lamb was the principal designer of the Empire State Building
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Lamb was born in Brooklyn
and studied at William College, Columbia University
's School of Architecture and the École des Beaux-Arts
in Paris. He joined the firm of Carrere & Hastings in 1911. In 1920 the firm changed its name to Carrère and Hastings Shreve & Lamb and, in 1925, to Shreve & Lamb, and in 1929 to Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
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The firm also designed 521 Fifth Avenue, the Forbes Magazine Building, the Standard Oil Building
, the Bankers Trust Building and worked with H. Craig Severence on 40 Wall Street in New York.
He died in New York.
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived...
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Lamb was born in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
and studied at William College, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
's School of Architecture and the École des Beaux-Arts
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
The École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts is the distinguished National School of Fine Arts in Paris, France.The École des Beaux-arts is made up of a vast complex of buildings located at 14 rue Bonaparte, between the quai Malaquais and the rue Bonaparte, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Près,...
in Paris. He joined the firm of Carrere & Hastings in 1911. In 1920 the firm changed its name to Carrère and Hastings Shreve & Lamb and, in 1925, to Shreve & Lamb, and in 1929 to Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Shreve, Lamb, and Harmon was the architectural firm best known for the 1931 Empire State Building, the tallest building in New York, and the world, at that time....
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The firm also designed 521 Fifth Avenue, the Forbes Magazine Building, the Standard Oil Building
26 Broadway
26 Broadway is a 31-story, 159 m, 520 ft New York City Designated Landmark at the southern tip of Manhattan at Bowling Green...
, the Bankers Trust Building and worked with H. Craig Severence on 40 Wall Street in New York.
He died in New York.