8 Quotes & Sayings By Helmut Jahn

Helmut Jahn is a Berlin-born architect, designer, artist, inventor, and author who has devoted his life to designing sustainable architecture. He is also the founder of the Green Building Council Germany (GBC) and the publisher of the magazine "Editiongreen" - an international magazine on sustainable architecture. He lives in Berlin.

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The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture. Helmut Jahn
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Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. Helmut Jahn
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A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive. Helmut Jahn
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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
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I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away. Helmut Jahn
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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
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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. There is nothing like, on a rainy day, to work. Helmut Jahn