Minoru Yamasaki

And exciting buildings are fine periodically.

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

In this tour around the world I was not interested in contemporary buildings because I had seen contemporary buildings actually until they…

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

I feel this way about it. World trade means world peace and consequently the World Trade Center buildings in New York ...…

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

But now I know that it is very important that all buildings should be consistent, that this is the quality of the…

— 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…

— 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…

— Minoru Yamasaki

I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see;…

— Minoru Yamasaki

I want to do very useful buildings and I would like to find a method of producing these buildings through our technology…

— Minoru Yamasaki

I didn't want to lose the human scale.

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is…

— Minoru Yamasaki

Because, if we understand how a building is to be produced and we find a way that it can be more simply…

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize…

— 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…

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki

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

— Minoru Yamasaki