Helmut Jahn

The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.
Helmut Jahn

The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.
Helmut Jahn

Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.
Helmut Jahn

We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance.
Helmut Jahn

We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't.
Helmut Jahn

We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment.
Helmut Jahn

When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today.
Helmut Jahn

When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded.
Helmut Jahn

You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction.
Helmut Jahn

You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. But in a bad city you take a cab just to go around the corner.
Helmut Jahn

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