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Helmut Jahn

"Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level."

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"Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it's too reflective or doesn't let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level."

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Amber Hurdle

"Anyone that refuses to grow will remain in the past. It is a demand of life."

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"Since when has corruption everywhere, homes, streets, offices, become a Nigerian factor."

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"The change the world needs is not in the hand of everyone who is alive. It is in the works of those who deliberately contribute to make it a better place."

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"You realize you can't change the world but it shouldn't stop you from trying."

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"There are few things that will remain constant over the long run."

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"To really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things."

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"No one on earth is "functionless". The problem we usually have is that functions of people are being displayed in the wrong positions! Change position!"

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"Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. Moons like me get new planets."

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"We must become the change we want to see in the world."

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"I had to make a drastic change at Sun Records and I didn't really appreciate country music until I went there."

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"You don't know what the Chinese expect in the way of beauty. The presentation is just a farce. You come into a room filled with 50 people and they don't talk to you. There's very little interaction."
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"We prefer synthetic rather than natural materials. Natural products are almost too valuable. Wood is much harder to produce than metal. And metal is recyclable, while wood isn't."
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"In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings."
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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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"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."
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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."
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"When I came to America in the '60s, it was the place to be. I wonder if I'd come here today."
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"America has always imported history."
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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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"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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