The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy. Minoru Yamasaki More Quotes by Minoru Yamasaki More Quotes From 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. Minoru Yamasaki qualityimportantartist 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. Minoru Yamasaki delightartistjoy 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. Minoru Yamasaki shapesreason-whythinking 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. Minoru Yamasaki greatnessnew-yorkmean And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important. Minoru Yamasaki buildingimportanthumans 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. Minoru Yamasaki wallartistchange We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless. Minoru Yamasaki restlessbuildingarchitecture And exciting buildings are fine periodically. Minoru Yamasaki finebuildingartist 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. Minoru Yamasaki artistcivilizationthinking I have been criticized rather strenuously by painters and sculptors for not incorporating their work in our buildings. Minoru Yamasaki painterbuildingwork 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. Minoru Yamasaki architectureartistthinking 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. Minoru Yamasaki greatnessartistpeace The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus. Minoru Yamasaki doneartisteducation If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls. Minoru Yamasaki wallwhitelooks Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe. Minoru Yamasaki architectureeuropecountry 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. Minoru Yamasaki architectureartisttrying Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job. Minoru Yamasaki my-favoriteartistjobs 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. Minoru Yamasaki artistearsworld In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building. Minoru Yamasaki eclectic-styleartistdoe In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building. Minoru Yamasaki buildingpieceslooks
