Childs was born in 1941 in Princeton, New Jersey. He earned his master’s degree in architecture from the Yale School of Architecture in 1967. He is chairman emeritus of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill. He is now most famous for the One World Trade Centre Building in New York City. For us he is also famous for the US Embassy on Sussex Drive.
Washington DC Metro Centre Station
1976
Inter American Development Bank
New York, New York
1984
National Geographic Headquarters
Washington, DC
1985
Park Hyatt Washington
1986
One Worldwide Plaza
New York, New York
1989
Bertelsmann Building
New York, New York
1990
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York
1992
700 West Eleventh Street
Washington, DC
1992
US Embassy
Ottawa
1999
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York
2001
Time Warner Centre
New York, New York
2003
Time Square Tower
New York, New York
2004
7 World Trade Centre
New York, New York
2006
One World Trade Centre
New York, New York
2014
David McClure says
Well, Claude, this is one architect whose work I do admire. I’m usually not into very modern architecture, but his buildings have the solidarity that I would expect in functional buildings. Thanks for a run through his architectural history. I’ve always admired the US Embassy in Ottawa.