In October of 2000 the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) presented a symposium on the current state of Chicago architecture, "Where in the World is Chicago?". A panel of critics (local critics Blair Kamin and Lee Bey, Boston's Robert Campbell, and New York's Herbert Muschamp) presented their interpretations on the state of architectural production both by local architects and foreign architects building in the city. Four local architects (Carol Ross Barney, Jack Hartray, Joseph Valerio, and Helmut Jahn) joined the critics to debate them and respond to audience questions. Unlike the other architects the majority of Helmut Jahn's work is overseas, particularly Germany, and not in Chicago. Here we will focus on one of his current projects, the Bayer Headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany, in relation to his comments at the symposium. Bayer Headquarters.Leverkusen, Germany