American - Architect | December 1, 1912 - February 6, 1986
In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.
Minoru Yamasaki
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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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The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus.
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In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.
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And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.
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I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.
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I have been criticized rather strenuously by painters and sculptors for not incorporating their work in our buildings.
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