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.

During his college years he was strongly encouraged by faculty member Lionel Pries. "


Biography
Yamasaki was born in Seattle Washington a second-generation Japanese American son of John Tsunejiro Yamasaki and Hana Yamasaki. Notably Yamasaki designed the Temple Beth El Congregation Synagogue located outside Detroit in Bloomfield Hills MI.

Yamasaki was one of the most prominent architects of the 20th century. Minoru Yamasaki (December 1 1912 – February 7 1986) was an American architect best known for his design of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center buildings 1 and 2. ".