I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine age has brought about a chaos that has to be somehow counterbalanced, I think.
From 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.
We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.
Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway.
In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.
In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.
And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.
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.
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.
The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.
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