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
thinking artist civilization
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.
change wall thinking
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.
architecture building restless
We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.
building fine exciting
And exciting buildings are fine periodically.
important building humans
And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.
new-york mean greatness
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.