“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.” IfsWayArtistBuildingContributing Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” KnowsShouldImportantArtistQualityBuildingInstanceConsistentGothicCathedrals Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” IfsThinkingHas BeensArtistInfluenceDirectArchitectureMechanicJapanese Architecture Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” IfsMenLooksArtistBuildingOne ManAnother ManFacade Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.” DoeArtistBuildingTruckEclecticEclectic 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.” WorldArtistBuildingEarsContemporaryAround The WorldNot Interested Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.” JobsArtistCompanyMy FavoriteGas Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” TryingArtistBuildingArchitecturePainterConsistentSculptors Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” FeelsShouldJoyArtistGainsDelightAvailableMythOur SocietyPalette 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.” MenWorldNeedsArtistHumanityIndividualBeliefPeaceAbilityGreatnessDignityTradeSymbolsCooperationDedicationRepresentationWorld TradeWorld Trade Center Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” ThinkingFeelsImportantWholeAgeArtistBuildingCivilizationQuietMachinesChaosChaoticSerene Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus.” FirstsDoneArtistEducationBuildingClassroomCampusWayne Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” ShouldArtistFeltCitiesBuildingGatewaysLarge Cities Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” ThinkingShouldIdeasArtistChangePiecesPaintingWallFurniture Author:Minoru Yamasaki
“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.” ThinkingWayWantArtistTechnologyEnvironmentWonderfulBuildingGainsMethod Author:Minoru Yamasaki
