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Quotes by Minoru Yamasaki

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I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could.
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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.
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I can’t do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could.
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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.
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Let’s talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.
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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.
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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.
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We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don’t go anywhere. They shouldn’t be restless.
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I didn’t want to lose the human scale.
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And exciting buildings are fine periodically.
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