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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 41 quotes by Helmut Jahn An illuminated, suspended, oval roof covers the 102 m span of the central Forum of the Sony Center, Berlin. Helmut Jahn (born January 4, 1940) is a German-American architect, well known for designs such as the US$800 million Sony Center on the Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, the Messeturm in Frankfurt and the One Liberty Place, formerly the tallest building in Philadelphia, and Suvarnabhumi Airport, an international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Jahn... Read full biography of Helmut Jahn → 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes. 0 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.... → 0 Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new. 0 For me, drawing generates thinking and vice versa. 0 Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. 0 Higher ceilings allow the use indirect lighting, which is much healthier and reduces glare. 0 A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive. 0 The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions. 0 When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded. 0 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... → 0 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... → 0 I think the younger generation, the people poised to dominate the workforce, are more socially conscious. They are more demanding in terms of... → 0 Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air. 0 1 2 3 4 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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