If you examine this, I think that you will find that its the mechanics of Japanese architecture that have been thought of as the direct influence upon our architecture. – Minoru Yamasaki
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
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
The World Trade Center is a living symbol of mans dedication to world peace… a representation of mans belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness. – Minoru Yamasaki