America has always imported history.
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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.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
Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.
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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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In Europe, they're more demanding, the ones that rent the build ings.
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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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