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Minoru Yamasaki

Minoru Yamasaki Books

Architect

Minoru Yamasaki was a renowned architect, born on December 1, 1912, and passed away on February 6, 1986. His works are known for their modernist style, with his design of the World Trade Center in New York being particularly iconic.

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“And exciting buildings are fine periodically.”

Artist Building Fine Exciting

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“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.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Looks Sometimes Reason Objects Shapes Reason Why Criticize

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“Because, if we understand how a building is to be produced and we find a way that it can be more simply produced, then obviously we are contributing to building better buildings more easily.”

Ifs Way Artist Building Contributing

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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.”

Knows Should Important Artist Quality Building Instance Consistent Gothic Cathedrals

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.”

Believe I Believe Situation Economy

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“If you examine this, I think that you will find that it's the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture.”

Ifs Thinking Has Beens Artist Influence Direct Architecture Mechanic Japanese Architecture

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“If you look at the buildings, you'll find that one part looks as if it was designed by one man, and you go around and look at another facade and it looks as if it was designed by another man, you see.”

Ifs Men Looks Artist Building One Man Another Man Facade

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“In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.”

Looks Pieces Building Particular

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“In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.”

Doe Artist Building Truck Eclectic Eclectic Style

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“In this tour around the world I was not interested in contemporary buildings because I had seen contemporary buildings actually until they came out of my ears in a sense.”

World Artist Building Ears Contemporary Around The World Not Interested

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.”

Jobs Artist Company My Favorite Gas

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“So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent.”

Trying Artist Building Architecture Painter Consistent Sculptors

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe.”

Country Europe Architecture Japanese Architecture

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“And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette.”

Feels Should Joy Artist Gains Delight Available Myth Our Society Palette

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“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.”

Men World Needs Artist Humanity Individual Belief Peace Ability Greatness Dignity Trade Symbols Cooperation Dedication Representation World Trade World Trade Center

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“I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think.”

Thinking Feels Important Whole Age Artist Building Civilization Quiet Machines Chaos Chaotic Serene

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus.”

Firsts Done Artist Education Building Classroom Campus Wayne

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.”

Building Architecture Restless

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“The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.”

Men Purpose Enjoy Architecture Atmosphere

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“I feel this way about it. World trade means world peace and consequently the World Trade Center buildings in New York ... had a bigger purpose than just to provide room for tenants. The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace ... beyond the compelling need to make this a monument to world peace, the World Trade Center should, because of its importance, become 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.”

“I didn't want to lose the human scale.”

Want Humans Loses Scales

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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.”

Should Artist Felt Cities Building Gateways Large Cities

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“And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.”

Humans Important Human Beings Building Wholeness

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“I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could”

Knows I Can Sometimes Wish

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“If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.”

Ifs Humans Looks Human Beings White Rooms Wall Red Red Lips White Walls

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“And I like the idea of change. Because I don't see why we should hang a painting on the wall and then just not think of it anymore because it's there like a piece of furniture.”

Thinking Should Ideas Artist Change Pieces Painting Wall Furniture

Author:Minoru Yamasaki

“And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.”

Thinking Way Life Strong Environment Our Lives Very Strong Chaotic

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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.”

Thinking Way Want Artist Technology Environment Wonderful Building Gains Method

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“I have been criticized rather strenuously by painters and sculptors for not incorporating their work in our buildings.”

Has Beens Work Building Painter Sculptors Incorporating

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About the Author

Born: December 1, 1912
Died: February 6, 1986
Known for: Architect
Quotes: 29

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