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.
Architecture
Rank
|
Name
|
Status
Completed Architecturally Topped Out Structurally Topped Out Under Construction On Hold Proposed Vision Never Completed Demolished Competition Entry Canceled Proposed Renovation Under Renovation Renovated Under Demolition |
Completion
|
Height
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2012 |
302.7 m / 993 ft |
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2 |
1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
3 |
1969 |
264.6 m / 868 ft |
||
4 |
1976 |
261.9 m / 859 ft |
||
5 |
1990 |
258.5 m / 848 ft |
||
6 |
1990 |
256.5 m / 842 ft |
||
7 |
2024 |
256 m / 840 ft |
||
8 |
1987 |
248.1 m / 814 ft |
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9 |
2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
||
10 |
2024 |
245.4 m / 805 ft |
Murphy/Jahn Architects (2012)
C.F. Murphy Associates (1981)
Rank
|
Name
|
City
|
Completion
|
Height
|
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
- |
875 m / 2,871 ft |
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2 |
- |
551 m / 1,808 ft |
||
3 |
- |
509 m / 1,670 ft |
||
4 |
- |
500 m / 1,640 ft |
||
5 |
- |
428 m / 1,404 ft |
||
6 |
- |
420 m / 1,378 ft |
||
7 |
- |
420 m / 1,378 ft |
||
8 |
2025 |
420 m / 1,377 ft |
||
9 |
- |
387 m / 1,270 ft |
||
10 |
- |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
||
11 |
- |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
||
11 |
- |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
||
13 |
- |
304 m / 997 ft |
||
14 |
2012 |
303 m / 993 ft |
||
15 |
- |
301 m / 988 ft |
||
16 |
- |
294 m / 965 ft |
||
17 |
1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
||
18 |
- |
269 m / 883 ft |
||
19 |
1969 |
265 m / 868 ft |
||
20 |
1976 |
262 m / 859 ft |
||
21 |
- |
259 m / 850 ft |
||
22 |
1990 |
259 m / 848 ft |
||
23 |
1990 |
257 m / 842 ft |
||
24 |
2024 |
256 m / 840 ft |
||
25 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
||
25 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
||
25 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
||
25 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
||
25 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
||
25 |
- |
255 m / 837 ft |
||
31 |
- |
250 m / 820 ft |
||
32 |
1987 |
248 m / 814 ft |
||
33 |
2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
||
34 |
2024 |
245 m / 805 ft |
||
35 |
2018 |
237 m / 779 ft |
||
36 |
- |
230 m / 755 ft |
||
37 |
- |
228 m / 748 ft |
||
38 |
2020 |
215 m / 705 ft |
||
39 |
1972 |
212 m / 695 ft |
||
40 |
- |
206 m / 676 ft |
||
41 |
2012 |
200 m / 656 ft |
||
42 |
- |
200 m / 656 ft |
||
43 |
- |
198 m / 650 ft |
||
44 |
1965 |
198 m / 648 ft |
||
45 |
2020 |
195 m / 640 ft |
||
46 |
1990 |
188 m / 617 ft |
||
47 |
- |
180 m / 591 ft |
||
48 |
1993 |
179 m / 588 ft |
||
49 |
1987 |
179 m / 588 ft |
||
50 |
1986 |
171 m / 561 ft |
||
51 |
1982 |
168 m / 550 ft |
||
52 |
2014 |
165 m / 543 ft |
||
53 |
2002 |
163 m / 533 ft |
||
54 |
- |
162 m / 531 ft |
||
55 |
1992 |
153 m / 501 ft |
||
56 |
1991 |
152 m / 500 ft |
||
57 |
2020 |
152 m / 499 ft |
||
58 |
1993 |
152 m / 497 ft |
||
59 |
1980 |
151 m / 495 ft |
||
60 |
2024 |
150 m / 492 ft |
||
61 |
1985 |
147 m / 481 ft |
||
62 |
1988 |
144 m / 473 ft |
||
63 |
2008 |
140 m / 458 ft |
||
64 |
2010 |
137 m / 449 ft |
||
64 |
2010 |
137 m / 449 ft |
||
66 |
1987 |
137 m / 449 ft |
||
67 |
1986 |
127 m / 418 ft |
||
68 |
2004 |
126 m / 413 ft |
||
69 |
1987 |
125 m / 411 ft |
||
70 |
1973 |
124 m / 407 ft |
||
71 |
1964 |
117 m / 383 ft |
||
72 |
2004 |
113 m / 371 ft |
||
73 |
1996 |
107 m / 351 ft |
||
74 |
2000 |
103 m / 338 ft |
||
75 |
1988 |
100 m / 327 ft |
||
76 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
76 |
- |
99 m / 325 ft |
||
78 |
2022 |
97 m / 317 ft |
||
79 |
1985 |
94 m / 308 ft |
||
80 |
2010 |
84 m / 276 ft |
||
81 |
1983 |
84 m / 275 ft |
||
82 |
2010 |
82 m / 269 ft |
||
83 |
1984 |
81 m / 264 ft |
||
84 |
1973 |
81 m / 264 ft |
||
85 |
1968 |
78 m / 256 ft |
||
86 |
2010 |
75 m / 247 ft |
||
87 |
2008 |
68 m / 221 ft |
||
88 |
- |
- m / - ft |
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 CTBUH 13th Annual awards ceremony and dinner was held immediately after the daytime Symposium in nearby S.R. Crown Hall.
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