All Helmut Jahn Quotes
We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment.
Helmut Jahn
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It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?
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I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.
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In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings.
Helmut Jahn
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The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.
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When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today.
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I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building.
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Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.
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We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance.
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Sometimes I have to accept a job I don't really want. Hardly anybody comes up to you with a commission; it's all competitions these days.
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When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.
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A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.
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A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it.
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