Cass Gilbert: Minnesota Pioneer
In talking about the building of modern cities, Cass Gilbert, a modern architect from Minnesota came up in class discussion. He was one of the first pioneers of the so called “skyscraper years.” He designed several government buildings including the state capitols in Minnesota, West Virginia, and Arkansas, the U.S. Supreme Court Building, and then the Woolworth Building in New York City. Even though he had Minnesota roots, he never had the chance to design a skyscraper in the Twin Cities.
http://www.cassgilbertsociety.org/bio.htm
http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/gilbert.htm