Best quotes by Helmut Jahn on Architecture

Checkout quotes by Helmut Jahn on Architecture

  • Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.
    - Helmut Jahn
  • A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.
    - Helmut Jahn
  • I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.
    - Helmut Jahn
  • 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?
    - Helmut Jahn
  • The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.
    - Helmut Jahn
  • The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.
    - Helmut Jahn