Helmut Jahn quotes

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

I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place.

Working is actually a pleasure. It's just very time-consuming. It's a way of life. I find that I can work when I travel and work when I run. There is nothing like, on a rainy day, to work.

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

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

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

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.

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

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

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

I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place.

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?