JAHN

CTBUH Silver Member

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 1999

Member Offices: Chicago

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.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Interior Design; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

1999

Member Offices

Chicago

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing	2025	419.8 m / 1,377 ft
2	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	2012	302.7 m / 993 ft
3	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1987	288 m / 945 ft
4	Chase Tower	Chicago	1969	264.6 m / 868 ft
5	Water Tower Place	Chicago	1976	261.9 m / 859 ft
6	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1990	258.5 m / 848 ft
7	MesseTurm	Frankfurt am Main	1990	256.5 m / 842 ft
8	CitySpire	New York City	1987	248.1 m / 814 ft
9	Aufzugstestturm	Rottweil	2017	246 m / 807 ft
10	50 West	New York City	2018	237.3 m / 779 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	Television City Apartments 1	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
24	Television City Apartments 2	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
24	Television City Apartments 3	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
24	Television City Apartments 4	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
24	Television City Apartments 5	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
24	Television City Apartments 6	New York City	-	255 m / 837 ft
30	6-8 Bishopsgate	London	-	250 m / 820 ft
31	CitySpire	New York City	1987	248 m / 814 ft
32	Aufzugstestturm	Rottweil	2017	246 m / 807 ft
33	1000M	Chicago	-	240 m / 788 ft
34	50 West	New York City	2018	237 m / 779 ft
35	RCI Tower	Los Angeles	-	230 m / 755 ft
36	MAX (Deutsche Bank)	Frankfurt am Main	-	228 m / 748 ft
37	Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	215 m / 705 ft
38	AMA Plaza	Chicago	1972	212 m / 695 ft
39	Sanaya Amman	Amman	-	206 m / 676 ft
40	Japan Post Tower	Tokyo	2012	200 m / 656 ft
41	Shihao Center Tower 1	Chengdu	-	200 m / 656 ft
42	Fountain Square West	Cincinnati	-	198 m / 650 ft
43	Richard J. Daley Center	Chicago	1965	198 m / 648 ft
44	China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	195 m / 640 ft
45	Bank of America Tower	Jacksonville	1990	188 m / 617 ft
46	Trump Tower	Stuttgart	-	180 m / 591 ft
47	Hitachi Tower	Singapore	1993	179 m / 588 ft
48	Accenture Tower	Chicago	1987	179 m / 588 ft
49	Park Avenue Tower	New York City	1986	171 m / 561 ft
50	One South Wacker	Chicago	1982	168 m / 550 ft
51	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	Warsaw	2014	165 m / 543 ft
52	Post Turm	Bonn	2002	163 m / 533 ft
53	Mega World Place Hotel	Manila	-	162 m / 531 ft
54	120 North LaSalle	Chicago	1992	153 m / 501 ft
55	One America Plaza	San Diego	1991	152 m / 500 ft
56	China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	152 m / 499 ft
57	Chevron House	Singapore	1993	152 m / 497 ft
58	55 West Monroe	Chicago	1980	151 m / 495 ft
59	88 on Field	Durban	1985	147 m / 481 ft
60	International Plaza	New York City	1988	144 m / 473 ft
61	600 North Fairbanks	Chicago	2008	140 m / 458 ft
62	Veer Towers East	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
62	Veer Towers West	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
64	The America	New York City	1987	137 m / 449 ft
65	Oakbrook Terrace Tower	Oakbrook Terrace	1986	127 m / 418 ft
66	Highlight I	Munich	2004	126 m / 413 ft
67	425 Lexington Avenue	New York City	1987	125 m / 411 ft
68	Two First National Plaza	Chicago	1973	124 m / 407 ft
69	Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse	Chicago	1964	117 m / 383 ft
70	Highlight II	Munich	2004	113 m / 371 ft
71	Fortis Bank Blaak	Rotterdam	1996	107 m / 351 ft
72	Bahn Tower	Berlin	2000	103 m / 338 ft
73	The Tower	Los Angeles	1988	100 m / 327 ft
74	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
74	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
76	EDEN	Frankfurt am Main	2022	97 m / 317 ft
77	James R. Thompson Center	Chicago	1985	94 m / 308 ft
78	OSRAM Lighthouse	Munich	2010	84 m / 276 ft
79	Chicago Board of Trade Addition	Chicago	1983	84 m / 275 ft
80	Weser Tower	Bremen	2010	82 m / 269 ft
81	701 Building	Minneapolis	1984	81 m / 264 ft
82	Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago	Chicago	1973	81 m / 264 ft
83	55 West Wacker	Chicago	1968	78 m / 256 ft
84	SIGN Dusseldorf	Düsseldorf	2010	75 m / 247 ft
85	Hegau Tower	Singen	2008	68 m / 221 ft
86	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.

Young Professional Group Annual Meeting

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.