Quotes by Helmut Jahn

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.

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Critics are entitled to have an opinion, but how can they judge how comfortable a...

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

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

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America has always imported history.

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A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the...

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A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it...

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You'd never think of taking a cab if you had to walk a mile down...

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You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is...

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When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence...

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When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I...

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

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