Yamasaki In Detroit : A Search for Serenity

"Yamasaki In Detroit : A Search for Serenity" by John Gallagher Although his best-known project was the World Trade Center in New York City, Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912 1986) worked to create moments of surprise, serenity, and delight in distinctive buildings around the world. In his adopted home of Detroit, where he lived and worked for the last half of his life, Yamasaki produced many important designs that range from public buildings to offices and private residences. In Yamasaki in Detroit: A Search for Serenity, author John Gallagher presents both a biography of Yamasaki or Yama as he was known and an examination of his working practices, with an emphasis on the architect s search for a style that would express his artistic goals. Gallagher explores Yamasaki s drive to craft tranquil spaces amid bustling cities while other modernists favored "glass box" designs. He connects Yamasaki s design philosophy to tumultuous personal experiences, including the archite