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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. "

Helmut Jahn

Beauty

Way

You

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" I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better. "

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

" 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? "

" 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. "

" I'm ashamed to be German. "

Helmut Jahn

Ashamed

German

" 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. "

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

Helmut Jahn

Demanding

Build

" America has always imported history. "

" For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa. "

Helmut Jahn

Vice Versa

Vice

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

" Success on one project does not necessarily mean success in the next project. You've got to be prepared in everything you do. "

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

" We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment. "

" 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. "

" Transparency is not the same as looking straight through a building: it's not just a physical idea, it's also an intellectual one. "

" When I work, I work very hard. When I don't work, I have to do something where my endeavor can totally take me off what I do professionally, like sailing. It takes all your attention. "

Helmut Jahn

Work

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

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

" 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. "

" I don't consider myself a star or a celebrity. I'm a simple guy who works a lot. "

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

Helmut Jahn

Something

Creativity

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. "

" When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "