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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. "
Helmut Jahn
Urban
Being
Building
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" 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! "
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Only
Work
Where
" 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. "
Helmut Jahn
Walk
Bad
Chicago
" 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
Find
Building
Simple
" Success on one project does not necessarily mean success in the next project. You've got to be prepared in everything you do. "
Helmut Jahn
Project
Be Prepared
Mean
" 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
Architecture
Lot
Lost
" I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away. "
Helmut Jahn
Strive
Nothing
Architecture
" When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today. "
Helmut Jahn
Here
Wonder
Place
" Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. "
Helmut Jahn
Alike
Architecture
Two
" We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment. "
Helmut Jahn
Environment
Buildings
Create
" 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
Same
Building
Looking
" 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
Goal
Building
Architecture
" For me, though, the fun is over when I get the job. "
Helmut Jahn
Get
Fun
Job
" The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture. "
Helmut Jahn
Attitude
American
Always
" We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance. "
Helmut Jahn
Building
You
Unique
" In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings. "
Helmut Jahn
Demanding
Build
More
" In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition. "
Helmut Jahn
Special
Win
Think
" IBM has a very solid business image. "
Helmut Jahn
Business
Very
Solid
" I think there will be a 200-story skyscraper someday. However, it will require a developer who will not think in conventional terms and for whom economic restraints won't apply. "
Helmut Jahn
Think
Will
Apply
" I don't consider myself a star or a celebrity. I'm a simple guy who works a lot. "
Helmut Jahn
Star
Simple
Myself
" I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better. "
Helmut Jahn
Think
Work
Better
" I'm just a nice and easy person. "
Helmut Jahn
Easy
Nice
Person
" 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. "
Helmut Jahn
Travel
Work
Run
" A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive. "
Helmut Jahn
City
Architecture
Experience
" 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. "
Helmut Jahn
Beauty
Way
You
" We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't. "
Helmut Jahn
Natural
Wood
Metal
" America has always imported history. "
Helmut Jahn
Always
History
Imported
" A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes. "
Helmut Jahn
Reverse
Good
Consequences
" 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
Creativity
Great
Space
" 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
Smart
Building
Judge
" 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
Accept
Job
Sometimes