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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/and-sometimes-i-m-criticized-but-i-think-that-if-those-who-criticize/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d8/minoru-yamasaki-20468_criticize_and-sometimes-i-m-criticized-but-i-think_831064.png)

## More by Minoru Yamasaki

> [And exciting buildings are fine periodically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/and-exciting-buildings-are-fine-periodically/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/in-other-words-i-have-no-truck-for-anyone-who-goes-out-and-does-an/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/the-view-outside-was-much-more-important-than-the-exhibits/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/and-i-think-that-the-environment-is-one-very-strong-way-to/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/in-this-tour-around-the-world-i-was-not-interested-in-contemporary/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/i-believe-that-we-must-understand-the-economy-of-the-situation/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/and-a-building-must-be-like-a-human-being-it-must-have-a-wholeness/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [I feel this way about it. World trade means world peace and consequently the World Trade Center buildings in New York ... had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/i-feel-this-way-about-it-world-trade-means-world-peace-and/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/we-build-buildings-which-are-terribly-restless-and-buildings-don-t-go/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/but-now-i-know-that-it-is-very-important-that-all-buildings-should-be/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/if-you-examine-this-i-think-that-you-will-find-that-it-s-the/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/and-sometimes-i-m-criticized-but-i-think-that-if-those-who-criticize/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/i-feel-this-is-very-important-for-us-to-have-serene-buildings-because/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/i-want-to-do-very-useful-buildings-and-i-would-like-to-find-a-method/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

> [I didn't want to lose the human scale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minoru-yamasaki/i-didn-t-want-to-lose-the-human-scale/)

[Minoru Yamasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minoru-yamasaki/)

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