"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."
-Minoru Yamasaki
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"We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.“
-Minoru Yamasaki
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