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" America has always imported history. "
Helmut Jahn
Always
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" Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one. "
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" IBM has a very solid business image. "
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" 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. "
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" For me, though, the fun is over when I get the job. "
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" A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes. "
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" 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. "
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" 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 corner. "
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" 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. "
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" I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better. "
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" A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive. "
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" I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building. "
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" You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm just a nice and easy person. "
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" 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. "
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" The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions. "
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" When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded. "
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