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Minoru Yamasaki

"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."

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Minoru Yamasaki
"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."

Architecture

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Minoru Yamasaki
"Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job."

Company

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Minoru Yamasaki
"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."

Reason

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Minoru Yamasaki
"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."

Architecture

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Minoru Yamasaki
"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."

Sense

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

Architecture

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Minoru Yamasaki
"In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building."

Building

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Minoru Yamasaki
"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."

Society

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Minoru Yamasaki
"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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Minoru Yamasaki
"And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important."

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