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.
Minoru Yamasaki

The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.
Minoru Yamasaki

In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.
Minoru Yamasaki

I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.
Minoru Yamasaki

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.
Minoru Yamasaki

If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.
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.
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