Helmut Jahn
Helmut JahnArchitecture 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.
Architecture is differently experienced in the city and the suburbs. A city building is experienced when one walks, while a suburban building is experienced when one drives.
Architecture ought always be underlaid by the American attitude toward efficiency and execution.
Architecture is a field forever in the design phase, for ultimately, every building is a prototype, as no two are alike.
Creativity is a thing having more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.
Suburbia is contrasted with the city in that the city building is experienced when one walks while a suburban building is experienced when one drives.
