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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.
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 · 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 state...
Jul 23, 2021 · Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture is a new exhibit at the Chicago Architecture Center honoring the late Chicago architect and style icon. Get to know this extraordinary man...
May 10, 2021 · 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 bicycle in Campton Hills, in the Chicago...
May 10, 2021 · The German-American architect, whose high-profile projects include Terminal 1 at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and Liberty Place in Philadelphia, died in a road accident aged 81.
Architect Helmut Jahn (1940-2021) came to Chicago from Germany in 1966 to study under Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT).
