Richmond Shreve
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Richmond Shreve
Richmond Harold Shreve (June 25, 1877, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia - September 11, 1946, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) was a renowned Canadian architect.
His company Shreve, Lamb and Harmon led the construction of the Empire State Building[1] as well as several Cornell University buildings.[2] Shreve was also the lead architect for the landmark 1937 Williamsburg Houses housing development in Brooklyn.
Shreve attended Cornell University, taught there from 1902 to 1906, and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society. He was president of the American Institute of Architects from 1941 through 1943, and was profiled in the book The 100 Most Notable Cornellians.
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- ^ Empire State Building : Official Internet Site
- ^ "A Businesslike Tower, Overshadowed by a Famous Sibling", The New York Times, September 30, 2007.
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