42 Quotes by Minoru Yamasaki

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.

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.

Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe.

I didn't want to lose the human scale.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

And exciting buildings are fine periodically.

I didn’t want to lose the human scale.

We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don’t go anywhere. They shouldn’t be restless.

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.