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Helmut Jahn

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

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

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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?"
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"German and English firms operate internationally, while French firms do not. The only place where they all have work is in China. Anybody can sell himself in China!"
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"America has always imported history."
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"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."
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"When I think of some of my earlier work, it really seems a fortunate coincidence that I succeeded."
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"We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance."
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"I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away."
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"A building is hard to judge. It takes many years to find out whether it works. It's not as simple as asking the people in the office whether they like it."
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"Chinese buildings are like American buildings, with big footprints. People don't care about daylight or fresh air."
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