Helmut Jahn
Helmut Jahn
Helmut Jahnis 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...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionArchitect
Date of Birth4 January 1940
CountryGermany
developer skyscraper terms whom
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 economic restraints won't apply.
next prepared success
Success on one project does not necessarily mean success in the next project. You've got to be prepared in everything you do.
endeavor takes totally work
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 sailing. It takes all your attention.
life rainy travel work
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.
machine work
We want our buildings to work like a machine that will create a pleasurable environment.
consider guy works
I don't consider myself a star or a celebrity. I'm a simple guy who works a lot.
afford buy car certain clothes drive money nice spent travel
I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place.
china firm sells
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!
integrity ambition usa
The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions.
exercise feel-better thinking
I find if my body feels well and I exercise regularly, I think better, work better and feel better.
winning thinking artist
In Europe, architects consider themselves artists. They think they're special when they win a competition.
urban building minors
I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building.
creativity space office
I wanted to improve the suburban office building; to create a great urban space in a suburban environment with all that implies about interaction, collaboration and creativity.
creativity something-new elimination
Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.