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Helmut Jahn (January 4, 1940 – May 8, 2021) was a German-American architect, known for projects such as the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the Thompson Center in Chicago; One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, among others.
- German
- Architect
- May 8, 2021 (aged 81), Campton Hills, Illinois, US
Helmut Jahn, German-born American architect known for his postmodern steel-and-glass structures. His best-known projects included the Thompson Center, Chicago; the United Airlines Terminal at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago; and the SONY Center, Berlin. Read more about his life and work.
May 10, 2021 · CNN —. Helmut Jahn, the architect behind some of America’s best-known buildings, has died in a bicycle accident aged 81. The German-American designer, whose high-profile projects include ...
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May 10, 2021 · Helmut Jahn, a German-born architect who designed buildings around the world but was most influential in his adopted hometown, Chicago, where he conceived of an extravagant downtown home to...
May 9, 2021 · Jahn, who was 81 and died Saturday from injuries suffered in a cycling accident outside west suburban St. Charles, would become its preeminent designer of high-profile public spaces and a...
May 10, 2021 · Published on May 10, 2021. Share. Chicago’s most prolific architect, Helmut Jahn has passed away on Saturday afternoon in a cycling accident. He was struck by two vehicles while riding his ...
May 11, 2021 · Tue 11 May 2021 13.22 EDT. Standing on a corner of downtown Chicago as a dazzling rocket ship of mirrored glass and salmon pink steel, the James R Thompson Center, more than any other building,...
