Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990) was an American architect renowned for his work with the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), where he worked for over 40 years. He was a key figure in modernist architecture, designing iconic buildings such as the Lever House in New York, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. Bunshaft received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1988. His work is characterized by its clean lines and use of glass and steel, reflecting the International Style's influence on corporate architecture in the United States.