Helmut Jahn

Helmut Jahn

Jahn is particularly known for spectacular large-scale projects, the reason why the architectural world also jokingly refers to him as “Tower Daddy”.

Helmut Jahn was born on the 4th of January 1940 in Zirndorf near Nuremberg. He graduated in 1965 from the Technical University of Munich with a degree of Architecture. In the following year he left Germany and emigrated to Chicago. There he took up a post-graduate study in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. During his studies Jahn got to know Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He was strongly influenced through this acquaintance.

The architectural firm Murphy Jahn Architects

In 1967 he started working at the architectural firm CF Murphy Associates, where he was appointed as Executive Vice President and Director of Planning and Design in 1973. In 1981 the firm has been renamed into Murphy / Jahn. Since 1983 Helmut Jahn is the director of the architectural firm Murphy Jahn Architects.

Projects

Jahn is particularly known for spectacular large-scale projects, mainly highrise buildings, the reason why the architectural world also jokingly refers to him as “Tower Daddy”. However, Jahn has also built railway stations, libraries, office and court buildings, hotels, schools, sports stadiums and business buildings as well as airports in the USA, Saudi-Arabia, Germany and Bangkok.

Awards (Selection):

2010 LEED Gold Certification for the Veer Towers

2010 German Sustainable Building Council Gold Certification for the Skyline Tower

2009 AIA Chicago Chapter Award for the Hegau Tower

2006 AIA Chicago Chapter Award for the Highlight Munich Business Towers

2005 AIA Chicago Chapter Award for the Station - Airport Cologne/Bonn

2004 AIA Chicago Chapter Award for Galeria Kaufhof

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