Frank Williams
Frank Williams (December 14, 1936 – February 25, 2010) was an American architect who worked as a lead architect on nearly 20 buildings in Manhattan, including Trump Palace Condominiums, 515 Park Avenue, and the W Hotels in Times Square. Williams graduated from UC Berkeley in 1961, and received a master's degree from Harvard in 1965. He moved to New York City and taught at Columbia University for the next few years.
Frank Williams
- Name
- Frank Williams
- Born
- December 14, 1936
- Birthplace
- Ashburn, Georgia, U.S.
- Died
- 25 February 2010
- Place of death
- New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Education
- Harvard University · University of California and Berkeley · Harvard Graduate School of Design
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Frank Williams (December 14, 1936 – February 25, 2010) was an American architect who worked as a lead architect on nearly 20 buildings in Manhattan, including Trump Palace Condominiums, 515 Park Avenue, and the W Hotels in Times Square. Williams graduated from UC Berkeley in 1961, and received a master's degree from Harvard in 1965. He moved to New York City and taught at Columbia University for the next few years.
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Biography
Biography
He co-authored Urban Design Manhattan, an influential book advocating distinctive skyscrapers and design in Manhattan. He is also the subject of The Architecture of Frank Williams (Architecture Today), published in 1997.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Frank Williams • Born — December 14, 1936 • Birthplace — Ashburn, Georgia, U.S. • Died — 25 February 2010 • Place of death — New York City
Projects
Projects
Frank Williams has designed a number of notable buildings in New York: • 515 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA • The London Hotel, New York, NY, USA • W Times Square Hotel, New York, NY, USA • Trump Palace, New York, NY, USA • Four Seasons Hotel, New York, NY, USA (with I.M. Pei & Partners) • World Wide Plaza Residential Complex, New York, NY, USA • The Park Belvedere, New York, NY, USA • The Belaire, New York, NY, USA • The Vanderbilt, New York, NY, USA And across the world: • Mercury City Tower, Moscow, Russia • Burj Residential Tower, Dubai, U.A.E • Samsung Residential Tower, Seoul, South Korea • Taipei Tower F4, Taipei, Taiwan • Lang Suan Ville, Bangkok, Thailand
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — One Worldwide Plaza was finished in 1989, it is located in 825 8th Avenue Manhattan, New York City • Illustration — The Trump Palace Condominiums in 200 East 69th Street Manhattan, New York City. The building was commissioned by businessman and later President of the United States, Donald Trump and completed in 1991. • Illustration — Mercury City Tower in Moscow, completed in November 2012. The building was designed together with M.M. Posokhin and G.L. Sirota. • Illustration — The Four Seasons Hotel New York which opened in 1993.Located in 57 East 57th Street
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Indexed under Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies. Associated with New Mexico State University, Marshall Space Flight Center, City Of Hope National Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University. Recorded as having studied at Harvard University, University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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1936
Frank Williams born at Ashburn.
1990
Conrad New York Midtown is dated 1990.
2010
Frank Williams died at New York City.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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