 In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building. |
| Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation. |
| And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life. |
