Helmut Jahn Quotes

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.
Helmut Jahn

Good, Himself, Engineer

I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of environment and how that environment contributes to their life.
Helmut Jahn

Life, Generation, Conscious

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

Architecture, Experience, Walk

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.
Helmut Jahn

Architecture, Two, Building

Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare.
Helmut Jahn

Higher, Indirect, Lighting

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

Job, Sometimes, Accept

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.
Helmut Jahn

Judge, Simple, Hard

America has always imported history.
Helmut Jahn

History, America, Imported

Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air.
Helmut Jahn

Care, Big, American

Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.
Helmut Jahn

Creativity, Inventing

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 perform over time.
Helmut Jahn

Time, Smart, Judge

For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa.
Helmut Jahn

Thinking, Drawing, Vice

For me, though, the fun is over when I get the job.
Helmut Jahn

Fun, Job, Though

German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China!
Helmut Jahn

Work, Place, While

I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.
Helmut Jahn

Nothing, Away, Taken

I wanted to improve the suburban office building; to create a great urban space in a suburban environment with all that implies about interaction, collaboration and creativity.
Helmut Jahn

Great, Creativity, Wanted

I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building.
Helmut Jahn

Building, Urban, Major

In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.
Helmut Jahn

Win, Special, Themselves

In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings.
Helmut Jahn

Europe, Build, Rent

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?
Helmut Jahn

Long, Goal, Why

Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level.
Helmut Jahn

Change, Enough, Light

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

Attitude, American, Efficiency

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

Integrity, Lost, Here

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

Through, Same, Idea

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

Experience, Unique, Building

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Architect

Born: January 4, 1940

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