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

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For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa. by Helmut Jahn

For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa.

drawing vices thinking

Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much he... by Helmut Jahn

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

indirect ceilings use

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

artist winning thinking

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.

smart opinion judging

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

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

wonder today america

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.

chicago cities thinking

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.

creativity space office

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

usa ambition integrity

We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a p... by Helmut Jahn

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

buildings will environment work

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.

i-think will think economic

For me, though, the fun is over when I get the job. by Helmut Jahn

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

over job me fun

In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build i... by Helmut Jahn

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

rent build more europe