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Since 1979, the firm has carried the name Murphy/Jahn. After 55 years, they will be known from today on as JAHN.
As a professional group of architects and designers, they work with the best engineers, consultants, and builders to practice the architecture of responsibility, integrity, and authenticity.
Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido and Helmut Jahn share the design leadership of an experienced and talented staff interested in pushing the limits and looking into the future.
Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design
Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower, Nanjing
One Liberty Place, Philadelphia
Two Liberty Place, Philadelphia
Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center, Shanghai
Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago
China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center, Shanghai
Bank of America Tower, Jacksonville
Park Avenue Tower, New York City
Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4, Warsaw
China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center, Shanghai
International Plaza, New York City
Oakbrook Terrace Tower, Oakbrook Terrace
425 Lexington Avenue, New York City
Two First National Plaza, Chicago
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, Chicago
James R. Thompson Center, Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Addition, Chicago
Membership Level
Silver
Member Since
1999
Member Offices
Chicago
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Status
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1 |
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419.8 m / 1,377 ft |
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2 |
2012 |
302.7 m / 993 ft |
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3 |
1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
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4 |
1969 |
264.6 m / 868 ft |
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5 |
1976 |
261.9 m / 859 ft |
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6 |
1990 |
258.5 m / 848 ft |
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7 |
1990 |
256.5 m / 842 ft |
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8 |
1987 |
248.1 m / 814 ft |
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9 |
2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
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10 |
2018 |
237.3 m / 779 ft |
This project is located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, which is the area with the highest density in the city. There are Linhe village...
Chicago’s drum-shaped, 17-story James R. Thompson Center, with its soaring atrium and extensive glazing, has been criticized for poor temperature control and spatial inefficiency, and...
The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate the...
Murphy/Jahn Architects (2012)
C.F. Murphy Associates (1981)
Murphy/Jahn Architects (2012)
C.F. Murphy Associates (1981)
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875 m / 2,871 ft |
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2 |
- |
551 m / 1,808 ft |
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3 |
- |
509 m / 1,670 ft |
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4 |
- |
500 m / 1,640 ft |
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5 |
- |
428 m / 1,404 ft |
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6 |
- |
420 m / 1,378 ft |
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7 |
- |
420 m / 1,378 ft |
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8 |
- |
420 m / 1,377 ft |
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9 |
- |
387 m / 1,270 ft |
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10 |
- |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
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11 |
- |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
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11 |
- |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
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13 |
- |
304 m / 997 ft |
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14 |
2012 |
303 m / 993 ft |
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15 |
- |
301 m / 988 ft |
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16 |
- |
294 m / 965 ft |
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17 |
1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
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18 |
- |
269 m / 883 ft |
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19 |
1969 |
265 m / 868 ft |
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20 |
1976 |
262 m / 859 ft |
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21 |
- |
259 m / 850 ft |
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22 |
1990 |
259 m / 848 ft |
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23 |
1990 |
257 m / 842 ft |
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24 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
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24 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
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24 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
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24 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
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24 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
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24 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
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30 |
- |
250 m / 820 ft |
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31 |
1987 |
248 m / 814 ft |
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32 |
2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
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33 |
- |
245 m / 805 ft |
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34 |
2018 |
237 m / 779 ft |
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35 |
- |
230 m / 755 ft |
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36 |
- |
228 m / 748 ft |
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37 |
Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
215 m / 705 ft |
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38 |
1972 |
212 m / 695 ft |
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39 |
- |
206 m / 676 ft |
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40 |
2012 |
200 m / 656 ft |
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41 |
- |
200 m / 656 ft |
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42 |
- |
198 m / 650 ft |
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43 |
1965 |
198 m / 648 ft |
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44 |
China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
195 m / 640 ft |
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45 |
1990 |
188 m / 617 ft |
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46 |
- |
180 m / 591 ft |
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47 |
1993 |
179 m / 588 ft |
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48 |
1987 |
179 m / 588 ft |
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49 |
1986 |
171 m / 561 ft |
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50 |
1982 |
168 m / 550 ft |
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51 |
2014 |
165 m / 543 ft |
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52 |
2002 |
163 m / 533 ft |
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53 |
- |
162 m / 531 ft |
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54 |
1992 |
153 m / 501 ft |
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55 |
1991 |
152 m / 500 ft |
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56 |
China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center |
2019 |
152 m / 499 ft |
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57 |
1993 |
152 m / 497 ft |
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58 |
1980 |
151 m / 495 ft |
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59 |
1985 |
147 m / 481 ft |
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60 |
1988 |
144 m / 473 ft |
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61 |
2008 |
140 m / 458 ft |
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62 |
2010 |
137 m / 449 ft |
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62 |
2010 |
137 m / 449 ft |
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64 |
1987 |
137 m / 449 ft |
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65 |
1986 |
127 m / 418 ft |
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66 |
2004 |
126 m / 413 ft |
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67 |
1987 |
125 m / 411 ft |
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68 |
1973 |
124 m / 407 ft |
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69 |
1964 |
117 m / 383 ft |
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70 |
2004 |
113 m / 371 ft |
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71 |
1996 |
107 m / 351 ft |
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72 |
2000 |
103 m / 338 ft |
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73 |
1988 |
100 m / 327 ft |
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74 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
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74 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
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76 |
2022 |
97 m / 317 ft |
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77 |
1985 |
94 m / 308 ft |
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78 |
2010 |
84 m / 276 ft |
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79 |
1983 |
84 m / 275 ft |
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80 |
2010 |
82 m / 269 ft |
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81 |
1984 |
81 m / 264 ft |
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82 |
1973 |
81 m / 264 ft |
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83 |
1968 |
78 m / 256 ft |
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84 |
2010 |
75 m / 247 ft |
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85 |
2008 |
68 m / 221 ft |
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86 |
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150 m+ Buildings
300 m+ Buildings
Average Building Age*
27 Years
Most Common Function*
Office (73%), 38 Buildings
Most Common Material*
Concrete (49%), 18 Buildings
* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.
*Based on 52 Completed & Under Construction Buildings
NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.
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19 October 2016 | Guangzhou
This project is located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, which is the area with the highest density in the city. There are Linhe village...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Deutsche Post DHL’s Bonn headquarters is an expression of the company’s confidence in progress and in technology to improve the work environment. The architect’s aim...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Helmut Jahn, JAHN, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Tall Building 10 Year Award winner, the Post Tower,...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 11 Questions & Answers session with speakers James Robinson, Hongkong Land; Bashar Kayali, Al Ghurair Construction; and Sergio Valentini, JAHN.
14 November 2013 | London
Industry leaders answering this question include: Helmut Jahn, JAHN; Bob Lang, Arup; Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek Group; Robert Tavernor, London School of Economics and Political...
15 July 2013 | London
Industry leaders answering this question include: Talal Al Maiman, Kingdom Real Estate; Sir Terry Farrell, Farrells; Helmut Jahn, JAHN; Lee Polisano, PLP Architecture; Ken Shuttleworth,...
11 June 2013 | London
In our journey from Chicago to New York, the United States, South Africa, Europe, the Mideast to Asia/China, the tall building has always been tied...
15 May 2013 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Gianni Bardazzi, Maire Tecnimont; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Hafid Rakem, Ateliers Jean...
13 February 2013 | Chicago
Industry leaders answering this question include: Aybars Asci, SOM; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Christoph Ingenhoven, ingenhoven architects; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Peter...
18 October 2012 | Chicago
Never predictable, never simplistic, Helmut Jahn has developed a complex portfolio of iconic buildings around the world. Standout projects include the Sony Center in Berlin,...
18 October 2012 | Chicago
The 11th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
03 March 2008 | Dubai
Brian Ford from the University of Nottingham presented the basic principles and strategic options for natural ventilation of tall buildings, and referred to prominent examples...
19 October 2016 | Guangzhou
Local Urbanism - High-Rise Building Design in the Development of High Density Cities
This project is located in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, which is the area with the highest density in the city. There are Linhe village...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Tall Building 10 Year Award: Of Split Volumes and Double Skins: The Post Tower
Deutsche Post DHL’s Bonn headquarters is an expression of the company’s confidence in progress and in technology to improve the work environment. The architect’s aim...
06 November 2014 | Chicago
Thursday 6th November 2014. Chicago, IL. Helmut Jahn, JAHN, is interviewed by Chris Bentley regarding the Tall Building 10 Year Award winner, the Post Tower,...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
Shanghai International Financial Center: Future City Vision
JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...
18 September 2014 | Shanghai
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Session 11 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Session 11 Questions & Answers session with speakers James Robinson, Hongkong Land; Bashar Kayali, Al Ghurair Construction; and Sergio Valentini, JAHN.
14 November 2013 | London
What are the conditions that would justify a tall building's demolition, rather than renovation?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Helmut Jahn, JAHN; Bob Lang, Arup; Werner Sobek, Werner Sobek Group; Robert Tavernor, London School of Economics and Political...
15 July 2013 | London
Is it possible to construct a completely pre-fabricated megatall building (i.e. over 600 meters)?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Talal Al Maiman, Kingdom Real Estate; Sir Terry Farrell, Farrells; Helmut Jahn, JAHN; Lee Polisano, PLP Architecture; Ken Shuttleworth,...
11 June 2013 | London
City-Scapes: Transformations + Interventions
In our journey from Chicago to New York, the United States, South Africa, Europe, the Mideast to Asia/China, the tall building has always been tied...
15 May 2013 | Chicago
What Techniques Will Define Next Generation Tall Buildings?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Gianni Bardazzi, Maire Tecnimont; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Hafid Rakem, Ateliers Jean...
13 February 2013 | Chicago
What is the Key to Making Modern Tall Buildings "Liveable"?
Industry leaders answering this question include: Aybars Asci, SOM; Peter Chipchase, Arup; Henry Cobb, Pei Cobb Freed; Christoph Ingenhoven, ingenhoven architects; Helmut Jahn, Murphy/Jahn; Peter...
18 October 2012 | Chicago
Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award: Archi-neering Tall
Never predictable, never simplistic, Helmut Jahn has developed a complex portfolio of iconic buildings around the world. Standout projects include the Sony Center in Berlin,...
18 October 2012 | Chicago
CTBUH 11th Annual Awards Dinner
The 11th Annual Awards Ceremony & Dinner was held in Mies van der Rohe's iconic Crown Hall, on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus, Chicago....
03 March 2008 | Dubai
Natural Ventilation of Tall Buildings – Options and Limitations
Brian Ford from the University of Nottingham presented the basic principles and strategic options for natural ventilation of tall buildings, and referred to prominent examples...
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28 April 2017
Helmut Jahn, JAHN; Mir Ali, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chicago’s drum-shaped, 17-story James R. Thompson Center, with its soaring atrium and extensive glazing, has been criticized for poor temperature control and spatial inefficiency, and...
17 October 2016
Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido, JAHN
Tallness is superficial, unless it is literally and physically rooted to the dynamics of context and culture. Tallness has become relevant as our instrument to...
16 September 2014
Sergio Valentini & Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido, JAHN
JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...
10 October 2011
Francisco J. Gonzalez-Pulido, Murphy Jahn
This presentation will focus in the aspects of our practice that deal with the issues that we consider relevant for the future of design and...
01 August 2010
Philip Castillo, Murphy/Jahn; Meiring Beyers, RWDI
The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah, located in the United Arab Emirates, through its unique approachto building form and landscape offers opportunities to examine new...
26 February 2001
Phil Castillo, JAHN
This paper studies the two towers, Duetsche Post in Bonn and the MAX in Frankfurt, and how they rethink the typology of the high-rise tower...
28 April 2017
Debating Tall: Replace the Thomson Center?
Helmut Jahn, JAHN; Mir Ali, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chicago’s drum-shaped, 17-story James R. Thompson Center, with its soaring atrium and extensive glazing, has been criticized for poor temperature control and spatial inefficiency, and...
17 October 2016
Grounded Development an Essential Protocol for Tallness
Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido, JAHN
Tallness is superficial, unless it is literally and physically rooted to the dynamics of context and culture. Tallness has become relevant as our instrument to...
16 September 2014
Shanghai International Financial Center: Future City Vision
Sergio Valentini & Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido, JAHN
JAHN’s Archi-Neering –integrated design approach- is broadly displayed in the future Shanghai International Financial center, in Pudong, which consist of 3 towers physically connected by...
10 October 2011
Francisco J. Gonzalez-Pulido, Murphy Jahn
This presentation will focus in the aspects of our practice that deal with the issues that we consider relevant for the future of design and...
01 August 2010
New Solar Initiatives in Supertall Buildings: The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah
Philip Castillo, Murphy/Jahn; Meiring Beyers, RWDI
The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah, located in the United Arab Emirates, through its unique approachto building form and landscape offers opportunities to examine new...
26 February 2001
Phil Castillo, JAHN
This paper studies the two towers, Duetsche Post in Bonn and the MAX in Frankfurt, and how they rethink the typology of the high-rise tower...
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01 February 2021 | Chicago
The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate the...
26 January 2021 | Chicago
After losing their financing last year, the New York City developers of a stalled 74-story residential high-rise next to Grant Park are trying to jump-start...
10 July 2020 | Chicago
A Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper along South Michigan Avenue is on hold at least until September 2020 and buyers of the luxury units are being offered...
15 July 2019 | Chicago
Downtown Chicago’s booming tech scene is in for another big jump. Accenture will be expanding into seven floors of the newly named Accenture Tower, bringing...
01 February 2021 | Chicago
Businesses Exit Chicago's Thompson Center as State Buys West Loop Offices
The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate the...
26 January 2021 | Chicago
Developers Look to Add Units to Stalled Chicago Tower
After losing their financing last year, the New York City developers of a stalled 74-story residential high-rise next to Grant Park are trying to jump-start...
10 July 2020 | Chicago
Lender Halts Funding for Skyscraper in Chicago's Downtown Due to Pandemic
A Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper along South Michigan Avenue is on hold at least until September 2020 and buyers of the luxury units are being offered...
15 July 2019 | Chicago
Tech Giant to Expand Into Chicago’s West Loop
Downtown Chicago’s booming tech scene is in for another big jump. Accenture will be expanding into seven floors of the newly named Accenture Tower, bringing...
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28 April 2017
In the CTBUH Journal 2017 Issue II, two experts debate on the fate of the James R. Thompson Center as the State of Illinois plans to sell the historic building.
12 November 2015
The CTBUH 14th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the daytime Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
28 October 2015
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured around the construction site of 50 West. The tower is unique for its rounded corners and high-quality glazing, which provide a futurist aesthetic.
25–29 May 2015
A group of 20 Belgian real estate professionals traveled to Chicago from May 25-29 to visit several tall buildings, and related developments as part of a CTBUH Belgium study trip.
30 March 2015
The Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre project is an iconic building with a total approximate gross area of 47,700 square meters that includes five exhibit halls.
06 November 2014
The annual meeting of the Young Professionals’ Committee took place at the CTBUH Awards Symposium where the group reviewed previous activities and planned future activities.
06 November 2014
The CTBUH 13th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the daytime Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
11 June 2013
See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.
14 December 2012
The Chicago Board of Trade opened its doors to CTBUH staff offering a glimpse behind the scenes at one of the Windy City’s most famous buildings.
18 October 2012
The CTBUH 11th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
18 October 2012
Exactly one year after its establishment the CTBUH Young Professionals Committee gathered at the Awards Symposium on October 18 at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
18 October 2012
Never predictable, never simplistic, Helmut Jahn has developed a complex portfolio of iconic buildings around the world. Standout projects include the Sony Center in Berlin, Xerox Center in Chicago, Liberty Place in Philadelphia and the MGM Veer Towers in Las Vegas. Once defined as a modernist, he broke away from rigid labels to create his own blends of efficient structures, paving the way for a new era of sustainable buildings.
09 May 2012
Four days after the official opening of Roosevelt University’s new tower, guests of the CTBUH’s Young Professionals Committee were treated to a tour of the newest addition to the Chicago skyline.
04 April 2012
CTBUH’s newly-established Young Professionals Committee staged their first event, a multi-disciplinary presentation on the creation of Aqua, the landmark Chicago tower.
17 December 2010
The CTBUH participated in an exciting tour of Chicago's historic Jewelers Building situated along the Chicago River.
21 October 2010
The CTBUH 9th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
20 November 2008
The CTBUH 7th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the afternoon Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
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