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.
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 came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today.
- Helmut Jahn
We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance. - Helmut Jahn
We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance.
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
The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.
America has always imported history. - Helmut Jahn
America has always imported history.
A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive. - Helmut Jahn
A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.
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 co… - 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 co…
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. - Helmut Jahn
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.
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
Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one.
Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a building is? No critic is smart enough to judge how a building will… - Helmut Jahn
Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a building is? No critic is smart enough to judge how a building will…
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