Wallace Harrison
Wallace Harrison | |
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| Born | Wallace Kirkman Harrison September 28, 1895 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 1981 (aged 86) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | AIA Gold Medal (1967) |
| Practice | Harrison & Abramowitz |
| Buildings | United Nations headquarters Exxon Building |
| Projects | Rockefeller Center Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts |
| Design | Trylon and Perisphere |
Wallace Kirkman Harrison (September 28, 1895 – December 2, 1981) was an American architect. Harrison started his professional career with the firm of Corbett, Harrison & MacMurray, participating in the construction of Rockefeller Center. He is best known for executing large public projects in New York City and upstate, many of them a result of his long and fruitful personal relationship with Nelson Rockefeller, for whom he served as an adviser.