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 Copy Share Image
In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building. — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life. — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
In this tour around the world I was not interested in contemporary buildings because I had seen contemporary buildings actually until they came out… — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important. — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
I feel this way about it. World trade means world peace and consequently the World Trade Center buildings in New York ... had a… — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless. — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the Gothic cathedral,… — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
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… — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
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… — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
