Essay:Greatest American Designs
From Conservapedia
Greatest American Designs in all fields include the following:
| Design | Designer | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Corvette | Harvey Earl | the masterful designer brought style to the American car, beginning with the 1927 LaSalle and continuing with the 1953 Corvette and the 1955-1957 Chevy Bel Air. |
| Guggenheim Museum | Frank Lloyd Wright | the Midwesterner brought his brilliance to Manhattan, where the elite of New York City was outdone and thus were slow to give him the full credit he deserved |
| Eads Bridge | James Eads | the first major bridge over the Mississippi River, the Eads Bridge carried trains and remains functional to this day |
| Empire State Building | Shreve, Lamb & Harmon[1] | a 102-story steel-framed Art Deco skyscraper that opened in 1931 and remained the world's tallest building until 1971. |
| The Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Maya Lin (winner of a design contest) | The memorial effectively captures the futility of war by documenting the individual sacrifices of the dead and a nation's grief. |
| Golden Gate Bridge | Charles Alton Ellis | The designer Ellis was ultimately fired due to delays and disagreements. |
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Eero Saarinen[2] (winner of a design contest) | It is equally as tall as it is wide (630 feet). |
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