Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasaki
Minoru Yamasakiwas an American architect, best known for designing the original World Trade Center in New York City and several other large-scale projects. Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. He and fellow architect Edward Durell Stone are generally considered to be the two master practitioners of "New Formalism"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth1 December 1912
CountryUnited States of America
american-architect asking buildings built hundred test whether
So I test all the buildings that I do by asking myself whether this building was possible, could have been built 50 years ago or a hundred years ago.
american-architect outside view
The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.
american-architect central sculpture
But I don't see why we have to take a central hall, for instance, and use in it a sculpture or painting. I think it detracts, somehow.
american-architect college differs schools urban walking
The interesting thing about Oberlin College as it differs from other more urban schools or universities is that it is a walking campus.
american-architect believe deeply democracy good india overwhelm
However, India is a democracy and they deeply believe in democracy and we feel that it would not be good to overwhelm them with propaganda.
country europe architecture
Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe.
trying architecture building
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.
jobs my-favorite gas
Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.
world ears building
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.
artist joy delight
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.
thinking technology want
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.
life strong thinking
And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.
wall white looks
If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.
wish sometimes knows
I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could