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May 10, 2021 · Helmut Jahn explains how his aesthetic choices for the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library reflect the University of Chicago’s guiding ideals of inquiry and knowledge in this video. A 360-degree video tour provides views of the Grand Reading Room, the underground automated storage and retrieval system, and the Conservation Laboratory and ...
May 9, 2021 · Helmut Jahn died on Saturday in a tragic bicycle accident in the western suburbs of Chicago at the age of 81. Architecture critic, Paul Goldberger, tweeted, “Shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Helmut Jahn, who was a pivotal figure in the evolution of Chicago modernism in the second half of the 20th century. His United terminal at O’Hare remains among the great airport buildings.”
May 10, 2021 · The Chicago-area architectural legacy of Helmut Jahn stretches from downtown skyscrapers to suburban post offices.After his death in a bike accident Saturday afternoon, his inspired designs ...
Dec 21, 2021 · Helmut Jahn's postmodern Thompson Center saved from demolition Eddy feels there is a sense of melancholy in watching the film knowing that its subject is gone and being aware of the work of his ...
May 18, 2021 · Renowned architect Helmut Jahn, designer of some of the most remarkable buildings in Chicago and other cities around the world, died on May 8, 2021, in a tragic bicycle accident. He was 81. To remember him and his work in Chicago, we asked a selection of people to contribute their thoughts on him or his work. Contributors.
Exhibit Information. Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture is a new exhibit honoring the late Chicago architect and style icon. Get to know this extraordinary man who will continue to inspire generations to come. On view through Monday, March 14.. Chicago lost a radiant star with the recent death of Helmut Jahn (1940-2021).
May 10, 2021 · By Edward Keegan. Horst Ossinger/picture alliance via Getty Images Helmut Jahn stands in front of the shell of the Sign Düsseldorf tower in Germany (2009). German-born, Chicago-based architect Helmut Jahn, FAIA, was killed in a bicycle accident on Saturday, May 8, about 40 miles west of the city where he first made his name.
