Helmut Jahn

* January 4, 1940 Nuremberg

American architect, active in Chicago.

period	description
1965	Graduated from Technische Hochschule, Munich, Germany
1965–1966	Worked with Peter C. von Seidlein, Munich, Germany.
1966–1967	Graduate studies at Illinois Institute of Technology
1967–1973	Assistant to Gene Summers, C. F. Murphy Associates
1973	Executive Vice President and Director of Planning and Design, C.F. Murphy Associates
1981	Principal, Murphy/Jahn
1981	Harvard University, Elliot Noyes Professor of Architectural Design
1981	University of Illinois Circle Campus, Chicago Illinois, Visiting Professor at Design Studio
1982	President, Murphy/Jahn
1983	Yale University, Davenport Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
1983	President and CEO, Murphy/Jahn
1987	Fellow American Institute of Architects
1989–1993	Illinois Institute of Technology, Thesis Professor

• Hegau-Tower
  2007-08
  Singen am Hohentwiel, Germany
  
• Post Tower
  2002-04
  Bonn, Germany
  
• Neues Kranzler-Eck
  -2001
  Berlin, Germany
  
• Generaldirektion Deutsche Post AG - Neubau
  -2001, 1997
  Bonn, Germany
  
• Bayer Headquarters
  2000
  Leverkusen, Germany
  
• BahnTower
  1995-2000
  Berlin, Germany
  
• 
  Potsdamer Platz - Sony Center
  1995-2000
  Berlin, Germany
  
• 
  Hotel Kempinski, airport Munich
  1993-94
  Hallbergmoos, Germany
  
• 
  Fair Tower
  1988-91
  Frankfort (Main), Germany
  
• Consolidated Terminal for American Airlines and Northwest Airlines
  1988 [project]
  New York City, United States of America
  
• United Airlines Terminal 1
  1985-88
  Chicago, United States of America
  
• New York Coliseum Competition
  1985 [project]
  New York City, United States of America
  
• Times Square
  1985 [project]
  New York City, United States of America
  
• O'Hare Rapid Transit Station
  1981-83
  Chicago, United States of America
  
• 
  State of Illinois Center
  1979-83
  Chicago, United States of America
  
• Chicago Board of Trade addition
  1982
  Chicago, United States of America
  
• 
  One South Wacker
  1981-82
  Chicago, United States of America
  
• Xerox Center
  1977-80
  Chicago, United States of America
  
• Rust-Oleum Corporation International Headquarters
  1976-78
  Vernon Hills, United States of America
  
• Kemper Arena
  1974
  Kansas City, United States of America
  
• 
  Victoria-Areal
  1956, 1957-58
  Berlin, Germany
  
• Bus stop in Paris
  Paris, France
  
• Fortis Bank Blaak
  Rotterdam, Netherlands
  
• Highlight Munich Business Towers
  Munich, Germany
  

period	name	type
	Bund Deutscher Architekten

• United States of America

  Staat

  Illinois

  state

  Cook County

  county

  Chicago

  city

  http://www.murphyjahn.com/intro.htm

  website / homepage

• Murphy/Jahn
  Selected and Current Works
  H. Jahn
  Books Nippan; 1995
  
• Airports
  H. Jahn, W. Blaser
  Birkhäuser Verlag; 1996
  
• 
  Buildings and Regions
  Annual 1999
  H. Jahn, A. Burg
  Hatje Verlag; 2000
  
• Ostseehäfen aus der Luft
  H. Jahn, J. Werner
  Delius, Klasing; 1991
  
• 
  Building Identity
  H. Jahn
  Econ-Verlag; 1991
  
• Messeturm Frankfurt
  H. Jahn
  Oktagon Verlag; 1996
  
• Winners in the Shinkenchiku residential design competition 1987
  in: Japan Architect (JA), 2/1987,358
  H. Jahn
  page 31–63
  
• Flughafen Chicago - O'Hare
  in: Bauwelt: Hochleistungsverkehr, 12/1989
  H. Jahn
  page 518–525
  
• Murphy Jahn: Navy Pier competition, Chicago, Illinois, 1990
  in: GA document, 1991,29
  H. Jahn
  page 54–55
  
• Helmut Jahn 1982-1992
  in: A+U: special issue, 9/1992
  H. Jahn, R. Miller
  
• Romantic modernism
  in: Transactions / Royal Institute of British Architects, 2/1987,10
  H. Jahn
  page 4–19
  

• Helmut Jahn
  Design einer neuen Architektur
  J. A. Joedicke
  Karl Krämer Verlag; 1986
  - Mit zahlreichen zum Teil farbigen Zeichnungen und Fotos.
  
• Murphy/Jahn
  Selected and Current Works
  H. Jahn
  Books Nippan; 1995
  
• Helmut Jahn: Transparency
  W. Blaser
  Birkhäuser Verlag; 1996
  
• Helmut Jahn
  N. Miller
  Rizzoli; 1986
  
• Helmut Jahn
  Architecture and Urbanism Extra Edition Series
  The Japan Architect Co., LTD.; 1992
  
• The Great Stone Architects
  Interviews with Philip Johnson, John Burgee, Michael Graves, Cesar Pelli, Helmut Jahn, John Portman and …
  J. Sailer
  Tradelink Pub. Co. Inc.; 1991
  
• 
  Helmut Jahn, Werner Sobek, Matthias Schuler
  Architecture Engineering
  W. Blaser
  Birkhäuser Verlag; 2002
  
• 
  archi-neering
  Helmut Jahn Werner Sobek
  S. Anna
  Hatje Verlag; 1999
  - 155 Abb., davon 74 farbig.
  
• 
  Helmut Jahn
  Transparenz | Transparency
  W. Blaser
  Birkhäuser Verlag; 1996
  - mit zahlreichen zum Teil farbigen Abbildungen.
  
• Architekten - Helmut Jahn und C. F. Murphy.
  IRB Verlag; 2005
  - tagesaktuell
  
• 
  Website des Büros Murphy/Jahn
  http://www.murphyjahn.com/intro.htm
  
• Helmut Jahn: Change of Art
  in: L. A. architect, 9/1984
  J. V. Mutlow
  page 6–7
  
• To be continued
  in: Progressive Architecture, 3/1990
  J. Murphy
  page 102
  
• Helmut Jahn's views
  in: Progressive Architecture, 3/1990
  J. Murphy
  page 103–112
  
• Head for heights: Helmut Jahn lectures at the RIBA on Tuesday
  in: Building Design, 1986,805
  I. Latham
  page 16–18
  
• Going for the glitz: Chicago architect Helmut Jahn's flamboyant designs
  in: House & Garden, 3/1988
  M. Filler
  page 36
  
• Helmut Jahn: the building of a legend
  in: New art examiner, 3/1987
  M. M. Leonhart
  page 27–29
  
• Helmut Jahn, virtuose du neo-moderne | Helmut Jahn, Virtuoos van het neo-moderne
  in: Nieuw-neuf, 1987,130
  page 14–15
  - exhibition review
  
• Helmut Jahn
  in: Architectural Design, 3-4/1985
  page 26–27
  
• Architects' notebooks
  in: Inland architect, 4/1983
  page 18–27
  
• Cristalli gotici: Helmut Jahn | Gothic crystals: Helmut Jahn
  in: Eupalino, 1986,7
  page 6–15
  
• Un cynique au coeur tendre
  in: L'architecture d'aujourd'hui, 1988,256
  J.-C. Garcias
  page 7–9
  - interview
  
• Zwei Architekten über ihre Bauten
  in: Der Architekt, 7-8/1984
  page 327–329
  
• Helmut Jahn (C. F. Murphy Associates), Chicago
  in: A+U, 4/1981,127
  page 9–36
  
• Helmut Jahn 1982-1992
  in: A+U: special issue, 9/1992
  H. Jahn, R. Miller
  
• Jahn in the Loop
  in: Architecture: the AIA journal, 2/1990
  A. G. Light
  page 34
  
• Architecture: Helmut Jahn
  in: Ad - Architectural Digest, 3/1984
  N. Miller
  page 92–99
  
• History, reference, transformation: Murphy-Jahn: a firm profile
  in: Inland architect, 3/1992
  M. J. R. Smith
  page 28–37
  
• Helmut Jahn, C. F. Murphy Associates
  in: A+U, 7/1978,94
  page 3–30
  
• Helmut Jahn
  in: A+U: extra edition, 6/1986
  H. Koyama, C. K. Laine, T. Nakamura, Y. Akasaka, S. Yoh
  page 1–268
  
• [Helmut Jahn]
  in: Bauwelt, 22/1992
  page 1136
  

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