Ysrael Seinuk
| Ysrael Seinuk | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 December 1931 Havana, Cuba |
| Died | 14 September 2010 (aged 78) New York, New York |
| Nationality | Cuban |
| Education | University of Havana |
| Spouse(s) | Fanny Seinuk |
| Children | Beatrice Seinuk-Ackerman Isaac Seinuk |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Structural engineer |
| Practice name | Cantor Seinuk, Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C. |
| Projects | Trump World Tower, Condé Nast Building, Lipstick Building, O-14 Tower |
Ysrael Abraham Seinuk (December 21, 1931 – September 14, 2010) 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."
Seinuk was born in Havana, Cuba in 1931. He was the only child of Jaime Seinuk, who had emigrated to Cuba from Lithuania, and Sara Seinuk. Seinuk studied at the University of Havana and graduated in 1954. He moved to New York after Fidel Castro's rise to power. Seinuk recalled that he arrived in the United States with little more than $20 in his pocket, "my slide rule and my diploma from the University of Havana."
After the Communist Regime toppled the Cuban Government in 1959, he marched into exile, and arrived in New York to commence his life again. In New York, Seinuk joined the engineering firm of Abrams, Hertzberg & Cantor. He later became a named partner of what became known as Cantor Seinuk (the company was later acquired by WSP Group). He also founded a separate firm, Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C., in 1977.
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