William Frederick Lamb (November 21, 1883 – September 8, 1952) was the principal designer of the Empire State Building. Lamb was born in Brooklyn and studied at William College, Columbia University's School of Architecture and the Ecole 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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  • William Frederick Lamb war ein US-amerikanischer Architekt.
  • William Frederick Lamb (21 de noviembre de 1883 - 8 de septiembre de 1952), arquitecto estadounidense, fue el diseñador principal del Empire State Building. Lamb nació en Brooklyn y estudió en el William College, la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Columbia y la École des Beaux Arts de París. Se incorporó a la empresa de Carrere & Hastings en 1911. En 1920 la empresa cambió su nombre a Carrère y Hastings Shreve & Lamb, y, en 1925, a Shreve & Lamb, y posteriormente, en 1929 a Shreve, Lamb and Harmon. John J. Raskob fue uno de los principales promotores de la construccion del Empire State Building. Según una anécdota, Raskob había tomado un lápiz jumbo de punta, y le dijo al arquitecto Lamb, "Bill, ¿Qué tan alto puede ser para que no se vaya a caer?". Shreve, Lamb and Harmon también diseñó el 521 de la Fifth Avenue, el edificio de la revista Forbes, el de la Standard Oil, el edificio de Bankers Trust y con H. Craig Severence el 40 de Wall Street, en Nueva York. Lamb murió en Nueva York.
  • William Frederick Lamb (November 21, 1883 – September 8, 1952) was the principal designer of the Empire State Building. Lamb was born in Brooklyn and studied at William College, Columbia University's School of Architecture and the Ecole 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. 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.
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  • William Frederick Lamb war ein US-amerikanischer Architekt.
  • William Frederick Lamb (21 de noviembre de 1883 - 8 de septiembre de 1952), arquitecto estadounidense, fue el diseñador principal del Empire State Building. Lamb nació en Brooklyn y estudió en el William College, la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Columbia y la École des Beaux Arts de París. Se incorporó a la empresa de Carrere & Hastings en 1911.
  • William Frederick Lamb (November 21, 1883 – September 8, 1952) was the principal designer of the Empire State Building. Lamb was born in Brooklyn and studied at William College, Columbia University's School of Architecture and the Ecole 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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