WILLIAM FREDERICK LAMB AND THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
The building was built in 1931 and has been the tallest building since it's completion until 1972 when World Trade Center was built. Skyscraper stands 443 meters tall and has 102 floors. It's name refers to New York's nickname “Empire State”. Building has become a cultural and symbolic icon in modern time since it was made. It is still the tallest tower in New York for a limited time only until the OWTC (One World Trade Center) officially begins to serve as a replacement to the old one.
Building was designed by William F. Lamb who were one of the cofounders of Shreve, Lamb and Harmon. Company produced endproduct design and drawings of the building in just two weeks, using a predecessor building called Reynolds Building in Salem. In mid 20th century it was also be remembered as the tower King Kong climbed and has been a set for many love movies.
William Frederick Lamb was born in 21 November 1883 at Brooklyn. He went to William College, Columbia University's School of Architecture and also Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris for design. He then joined the architectural firm of Carrere & Hastings which later changed it's name to Shreve, Lamb & Harmon in 1929. Firm also done jobs such as 521 Fifth Avenue, Forbes Magazine Building, Standard Oil Building and the Bankers Trust Building. He died in 1952 in New York.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was found by Canadian Richmond Harold Shreve, William Frederick Lamb from New York, and Arthur Loomis Harmon from Chicago. Shreve and Lamb had worked together and formed their own practice in 1924. Shreve was the businessman and organiser, and Lamb was the designer.
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