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
cities building should
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.
want scales humans
I didn't want to lose the human scale.
men atmosphere purpose
The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.
education artist done
The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus.
work building painter
I have been criticized rather strenuously by painters and sculptors for not incorporating their work in our buildings.
peace greatness men
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.
doe eclectic-style truck
In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.
pieces looks building
In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.
men looks building
If you look at the buildings, you'll find that one part looks as if it was designed by one man, and you go around and look at another facade and it looks as if it was designed by another man, you see.
thinking architecture influence
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.
believe i-believe economy
I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.
important quality gothic
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.
way building ifs
Because, if we understand how a building is to be produced and we find a way that it can be more simply produced, then obviously we are contributing to building better buildings more easily.
thinking looks shapes
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.