JAHN - The Skyscraper Center

CTBUH Silver Member

Jahn/

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1999

Member Offices: Chicago

Jahn/ is among the most iconic names in architecture. Founded 60 years ago, our studio has reshaped cities and changed minds with a group of professionals sharing the same passion for architecture, design, and technology.

Our approach is based on the principles of integrated design, cultural and site-specific research, and close collaboration with our clients and partners. Powered by the people and ideas it brings together, our work spans four continents and encompasses a range of typologies and scales. We come to the studio from different places and perspectives, equipped with multiple talents, abilities, and backgrounds. From our office in Chicago, our architects and designers collaborate with the most innovative engineers, fabricators, and builders to create architecture of authenticity and integrity.

Through it all, we have never stopped changing. Inspired by the ideals embodied by our founders, Charles F. Murphy, Sr. and Helmut Jahn FAIA, we are just as restless and curious as we were in 1937. Today, our studio prizes a vibrant, diverse, and co-creative culture where ideas are ceaselessly tested and challenged. Guided by the veteran team of Evan Jahn, Philip Castillo FAIA, and Steven Cook FAIA, we have opened new paths of aesthetic and construction discovery, putting to use the most current materials and research available. The result is a body of work that speaks for itself, addressing urban responsibility, performance, engineering synthesis, attention to detail, and sustainability by design.

We are a group of doers, darers, designers that are grounded in our values, unbounded by convention and energized by the future. Having trust in our creativity, and by allowing space for experimentation, we believe we can design a better world.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	2012	302.7 m / 993 ft
2	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1987	288 m / 945 ft
3	Chase Tower	Chicago	1969	264.6 m / 868 ft
4	Water Tower Place	Chicago	1976	261.9 m / 859 ft
5	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1990	258.5 m / 848 ft
6	MesseTurm	Frankfurt am Main	1990	256.5 m / 842 ft
7	iCity Space Tower	Moscow	2024	256 m / 840 ft
8	CitySpire	New York City	1987	248.1 m / 814 ft
9	Aufzugstestturm	Rottweil	2017	246 m / 807 ft
10	1000M	Chicago	2024	245.4 m / 805 ft

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Murphy/Jahn Architects (2012)

C.F. Murphy Associates (1981)

Formerly Named

Murphy/Jahn Architects (2012)

C.F. Murphy Associates (1981)

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah	Ras al Khaimah	-	875 m / 2,871 ft
2	Doha Convention Center Tower	Doha	-	551 m / 1,808 ft
3	Television City Tower	New York City	-	509 m / 1,670 ft
4	JK Communication Tower	Jakarta	-	500 m / 1,640 ft
5	Bank of Southwest Tower	Houston	-	428 m / 1,404 ft
6	Columbus Circle Project	New York City	-	420 m / 1,378 ft
7	Alexanderplatz	Berlin	-	420 m / 1,378 ft
8	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing	2025	420 m / 1,377 ft
9	9th and Figueroa Tower	Los Angeles	-	387 m / 1,270 ft
10	Suyong Bay Tower	Busan	-	363 m / 1,191 ft
11	Yongsan IBD Pentominium 1	Seoul	-	319 m / 1,047 ft
11	Yongsan IBD Pentominium 2	Seoul	-	319 m / 1,047 ft
13	Mega World Place Phase 1	Manila	-	304 m / 997 ft
14	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	2012	303 m / 993 ft
15	Garden Tower	Jakarta	-	301 m / 988 ft
16	60 Wall Street	New York City	-	294 m / 965 ft
17	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1987	288 m / 945 ft
18	Z12 Tower	Beijing	-	269 m / 883 ft
19	Chase Tower	Chicago	1969	265 m / 868 ft
20	Water Tower Place	Chicago	1976	262 m / 859 ft
21	Television City Office Tower	New York City	-	259 m / 850 ft
22	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1990	259 m / 848 ft
23	MesseTurm	Frankfurt am Main	1990	257 m / 842 ft
24	iCity Space Tower	Moscow	2024	256 m / 840 ft
25	Television City Apartments 1	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
25	Television City Apartments 2	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
25	Television City Apartments 3	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
25	Television City Apartments 4	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
25	Television City Apartments 5	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
25	Television City Apartments 6	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
31	6-8 Bishopsgate	London	-	250 m / 820 ft
32	CitySpire	New York City	1987	248 m / 814 ft
33	Aufzugstestturm	Rottweil	2017	246 m / 807 ft
34	1000M	Chicago	2024	245 m / 805 ft
35	50 West	New York City	2018	237 m / 779 ft
36	RCI Tower	Los Angeles	-	230 m / 755 ft
37	MAX (Deutsche Bank)	Frankfurt am Main	-	228 m / 748 ft
38	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1	Shanghai	2020	215 m / 705 ft
39	AMA Plaza	Chicago	1972	212 m / 695 ft
40	Sanaya Amman	Amman	-	206 m / 676 ft
41	Japan Post Tower	Tokyo	2012	200 m / 656 ft
42	Shihao Center Tower 1	Chengdu	-	200 m / 656 ft
43	Fountain Square West	Cincinnati	-	198 m / 650 ft
44	Richard J. Daley Center	Chicago	1965	198 m / 648 ft
45	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 2	Shanghai	2020	195 m / 640 ft
46	Bank of America Tower	Jacksonville	1990	188 m / 617 ft
47	Trump Tower	Stuttgart	-	180 m / 591 ft
48	Hitachi Tower	Singapore	1993	179 m / 588 ft
49	Accenture Tower	Chicago	1987	179 m / 588 ft
50	Park Avenue Tower	New York City	1986	171 m / 561 ft
51	One South Wacker	Chicago	1982	168 m / 550 ft
52	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	Warsaw	2014	165 m / 543 ft
53	Post Turm	Bonn	2002	163 m / 533 ft
54	Mega World Place Hotel	Manila	-	162 m / 531 ft
55	120 North LaSalle	Chicago	1992	153 m / 501 ft
56	One America Plaza	San Diego	1991	152 m / 500 ft
57	Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 3	Shanghai	2020	152 m / 499 ft
58	Chevron House	Singapore	1993	152 m / 497 ft
59	55 West Monroe	Chicago	1980	151 m / 495 ft
60	iCity Time Tower	Moscow	2024	150 m / 492 ft
61	88 on Field	Durban	1985	147 m / 481 ft
62	International Plaza	New York City	1988	144 m / 473 ft
63	600 North Fairbanks	Chicago	2008	140 m / 458 ft
64	Veer Towers East	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
64	Veer Towers West	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
66	The America	New York City	1987	137 m / 449 ft
67	Oakbrook Terrace Tower	Oakbrook Terrace	1986	127 m / 418 ft
68	Highlight I	Munich	2004	126 m / 413 ft
69	425 Lexington Avenue	New York City	1987	125 m / 411 ft
70	Two First National Plaza	Chicago	1973	124 m / 407 ft
71	Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse	Chicago	1964	117 m / 383 ft
72	Highlight II	Munich	2004	113 m / 371 ft
73	Fortis Bank Blaak	Rotterdam	1996	107 m / 351 ft
74	Bahn Tower	Berlin	2000	103 m / 338 ft
75	The Tower	Los Angeles	1988	100 m / 327 ft
76	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
76	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
78	EDEN	Frankfurt am Main	2022	97 m / 317 ft
79	James R. Thompson Center	Chicago	1985	94 m / 308 ft
80	OSRAM Lighthouse	Munich	2010	84 m / 276 ft
81	Chicago Board of Trade Addition	Chicago	1983	84 m / 275 ft
82	Weser Tower	Bremen	2010	82 m / 269 ft
83	701 Building	Minneapolis	1984	81 m / 264 ft
84	345 East Superior Street	Chicago	1973	81 m / 264 ft
85	55 West Wacker	Chicago	1968	78 m / 256 ft
86	SIGN Dusseldorf	Düsseldorf	2010	75 m / 247 ft
87	Hegau Tower	Singen	2008	68 m / 221 ft
88	Shihao Center Tower 2	Chengdu	-	- m / - ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving JAHN

Debating Tall: Replace the Thompson Center?

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.

CTBUH 14th Annual Awards Executive Table Sponsor

12 November 2015

The CTBUH 14th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the daytime Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.

50 West Construction Tour

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.

EMI Lead Chicago Tall-Building Study Trip

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.

Tour of Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre

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.