Architect
Gordon Bunshaft
Lever House, and the glass curtain wall as an American idea.
Gordon Bunshaft was an American architect, a leading proponent of modern design in the mid-twentieth century. A partner in Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Bunshaft joined the firm in 1937 and remained with it for more than 40 years. His notable buildings include Lever House in New York, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 140 Broadway, and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Branch Bank in New York, the first post-war "transparent" bank on the East Coast.
- Born
- 1909-05-09, Buffalo, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1990-08-06, New York City, USAA Monday, aged 81
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1909-05-09, Buffalo, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 18°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 7°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 6°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 21°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 19°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 4°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 17°28′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 21°00′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 14°50′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 24°28′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1990-08-06, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 13°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 14°46′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 10°45′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 21°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 16°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 27°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 20°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 6°12′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 12°22′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 15°00′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gordon Bunshaft was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
