Ysrael Seinuk

Structural engineer, Deceased Person

1931 – 2010

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Who was Ysrael Seinuk?

Ysrael Abraham Seinuk was an engineer who designed the structure for many landmark skyscrapers in New York and around the world. He also taught structural engineering at New York's Cooper Union and was ranked by Time magazine as one of the 25 "Most Influential Hispanics in America."

Seinuk worked on structures including New York's Lipstick Building, the New York Mercantile Exchange, the 48-story Condé Nast Building, the 45-story Bear Stearns Building, and the Arthur Ashe Stadium. He also worked on the Chapultepec Tower in Mexico City and the O-14 tower in Dubai. Seinuk worked on a number of skyscrapers for Donald Trump, including the 70-story Trump World Tower, Trump International Hotel and Tower, and the 58-story Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. Trump said of Seinuk, "Ysrael Seinuk and his staff are the best in the business."

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Born
Dec 21, 1931
Havana
Nationality
  • Cuba
Profession
Education
  • University of Havana
Died
Sep 14, 2010
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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