All Minoru Yamasaki Quotes
I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could.
Minoru Yamasaki
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The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.
Minoru Yamasaki
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And sometimes I'm criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously.
Minoru Yamasaki
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The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace... a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness.
Minoru Yamasaki
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I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.
Minoru Yamasaki
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In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.
Minoru Yamasaki
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But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the Gothic cathedral, for instance, that we like.
Minoru Yamasaki
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I want to do very useful buildings and I would like to find a method of producing these buildings through our technology because I think that this is the only way that we will gain wonderful environment easily in the future.
Minoru Yamasaki
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And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.
Minoru Yamasaki
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Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe.
Minoru Yamasaki
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We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.
Minoru Yamasaki
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In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.
Minoru Yamasaki
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If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.
Minoru Yamasaki
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Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.
Minoru Yamasaki
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Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.
Minoru Yamasaki
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