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?
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.
America has always imported history. - Helmut Jahn
America has always imported history.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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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