Top 41 Quotes by Helmut Jahn

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.