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

- 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

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

- Helmut Jahn

A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.

- Helmut Jahn

America has always imported history.

- 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…

- 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

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

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