A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.

— Helmut Jahn

Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.

— 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

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