Minoru Yamasaki Quotes


And exciting buildings are fine periodically. Minoru Yamasaki Buildings 85
I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation. Minoru Yamasaki Believe 83
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 Architecture 82
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 Available 81
Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe. Minoru Yamasaki architecture 76
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. Minoru Yamasaki Building 76
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 Architecture 75
We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless. Minoru Yamasaki Architecture 74
In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building. Minoru Yamasaki Anyone 74
The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus. Minoru Yamasaki Education 72
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. Minoru Yamasaki Beginning 71
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 Buildings 68
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 Buildings 62
And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important. Minoru Yamasaki Being 60
In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building. Minoru Yamasaki Building 58
And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life. Minoru Yamasaki Chaotic 53
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 Age 49
I have been criticized rather strenuously by painters and sculptors for not incorporating their work in our buildings. Minoru Yamasaki Buildings 48
The view outside was much more important than the exhibits. Minoru Yamasaki Exhibits 43
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. Minoru Yamasaki Technology 30
If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls. Minoru Yamasaki Beings 28

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