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May 10, 2021 · The architect behind the Thompson Center and O'Hare's United Terminal, Jahn left his mark on Chicago and the world. On Sunday, Chicago and the world lost one of its architectural greats. Helmut Jahn, a titan of postmodern design and larger-than-life personality, was tragically killed Saturday in a cycling crash near suburban St. Charles. The ...
Oct 24, 1982 · The architect is Helmut Jahn, the 42-year-old German-born president of Murphy/Jahn Inc. of Chicago, who is widely regarded as one of the freshest voices in urban design today. His buildings speak ...
Aug 4, 2021 · Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture is the result of that conversation. The exhibit assembles scale models, photographs, and detailed timelines of Jahn’s work in the center’s second-floor gallery ...
Helmut Jahn (Photo: Ingrid von Kruse, via German-Architects) German architect Helmut Jahn died on Saturday, May 8, when he was struck by two cars while riding his bicycle in Campton Hills, a far western suburb of Chicago. The 81-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
May 25, 2021 · Helmut Jahn This recent bicycle crash death of architect Helmut Jahn, 81, the designer of beloved Chicago icons like the Thompson Center and the rainbow-lit tunnel in O'Hare Airport's Terminal 1, was a blow not just to the architecture world, but also the local bike community.
Aug 8, 2018 · Rising over 800 feet in a Medieval town in southwest Germany, ThyssenKrupp Test Tower is difficult to miss. In 2013, the multinational industrial conglomerate needed a facility to experiment with a rope-free high-speed elevator. Architects Helmut Jahn and Werner Sobek (who is also a structural engineer) responded to the call but insisted that ...
German-born American architect Helmut Jahn passed away on Saturday, May 8, at 81, after a bicycling accident near his suburban Chicago home. For decades, Jahn was a leading light in Chicago architectural circles, responsible for the design of signature buildings across the city and around the world, ranging from the iconic United Airlines terminal at O’Hare International Airport to the Sony ...
