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
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Leatop Plaza | Guangzhou | 2012 |
303 m / 993 ft |
64 | Office |
17 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
61 | Office |
19 | Chase Tower | Chicago | 1969 |
265 m / 868 ft |
61 | Office |
20 | Water Tower Place | Chicago | 1976 |
262 m / 859 ft |
74 | Residential / Hotel / Retail |
22 | Two Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 1990 |
258 m / 848 ft |
58 | Residential / Office |
23 | MesseTurm | Frankfurt am Main | 1990 |
257 m / 842 ft |
64 | Office |
24 | iCity Space Tower | Moscow | 2024 |
256 m / 840 ft |
61 | Office |
32 | CitySpire | New York City | 1987 |
248 m / 814 ft |
75 | Residential / Office |
33 | Aufzugstestturm | Rottweil | 2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
N/A | Observation / Industrial |
34 | 1000M | Chicago | 2024 |
245 m / 805 ft |
73 | Residential |
Murphy/Jahn Architects (2012)
C.F. Murphy Associates (1981)
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Spire at Ras Al Khaimah | Ras al Khaimah | - |
875 m / 2,871 ft |
138 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
2 | Doha Convention Center Tower | Doha | - |
551 m / 1,808 ft |
112 | Residential / Hotel |
3 | Television City Tower | New York City | - |
509 m / 1,670 ft |
130 | Residential |
4 | JK Communication Tower | Jakarta | - |
500 m / 1,640 ft |
120 | N/A |
5 | Bank of Southwest Tower | Houston | - |
428 m / 1,404 ft |
82 | Office |
6 | Columbus Circle Project | New York City | - |
420 m / 1,378 ft |
122 | N/A |
7 | Alexanderplatz | Berlin | - |
420 m / 1,378 ft |
100 | N/A |
8 | Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower | Nanjing | 2025 |
420 m / 1,377 ft |
99 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
9 | 9th and Figueroa Tower | Los Angeles | - |
387 m / 1,270 ft |
90 | N/A |
10 | Suyong Bay Tower | Busan | - |
363 m / 1,191 ft |
80 | N/A |
11 | Yongsan IBD Pentominium 1 | Seoul | - |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
59 | Residential |
11 | Yongsan IBD Pentominium 2 | Seoul | - |
319 m / 1,047 ft |
59 | Residential |
13 | Mega World Place Phase 1 | Manila | - |
304 m / 997 ft |
78 | N/A |
14 | Leatop Plaza | Guangzhou | 2012 |
303 m / 993 ft |
64 | Office |
15 | Garden Tower | Jakarta | - |
301 m / 988 ft |
66 | N/A |
16 | 60 Wall Street | New York City | - |
294 m / 965 ft |
60 | N/A |
17 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 1987 |
288 m / 945 ft |
61 | Office |
18 | Z12 Tower | Beijing | - |
269 m / 883 ft |
N/A | Hotel / Office |
19 | Chase Tower | Chicago | 1969 |
265 m / 868 ft |
61 | Office |
20 | Water Tower Place | Chicago | 1976 |
262 m / 859 ft |
74 | Residential / Hotel / Retail |
21 | Television City Office Tower | New York City | - |
259 m / 850 ft |
65 | Office |
22 | Two Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 1990 |
258 m / 848 ft |
58 | Residential / Office |
23 | MesseTurm | Frankfurt am Main | 1990 |
257 m / 842 ft |
64 | Office |
24 | iCity Space Tower | Moscow | 2024 |
256 m / 840 ft |
61 | Office |
25 | Television City Apartments 1 | New York City | - |
255 m / 837 ft |
70 | Residential |
25 | Television City Apartments 2 | New York City | - |
255 m / 837 ft |
70 | Residential |
25 | Television City Apartments 3 | New York City | - |
255 m / 837 ft |
70 | Residential |
25 | Television City Apartments 4 | New York City | - |
255 m / 837 ft |
70 | Residential |
25 | Television City Apartments 5 | New York City | - |
255 m / 837 ft |
70 | Residential |
25 | Television City Apartments 6 | New York City | - |
255 m / 837 ft |
70 | Residential |
31 | 6-8 Bishopsgate | London | - |
250 m / 820 ft |
50 | N/A |
32 | CitySpire | New York City | 1987 |
248 m / 814 ft |
75 | Residential / Office |
33 | Aufzugstestturm | Rottweil | 2017 |
246 m / 807 ft |
N/A | Observation / Industrial |
34 | 1000M | Chicago | 2024 |
245 m / 805 ft |
73 | Residential |
35 | 50 West | New York City | 2018 |
237 m / 779 ft |
64 | Residential |
36 | RCI Tower | Los Angeles | - |
230 m / 755 ft |
56 | N/A |
37 | MAX (Deutsche Bank) | Frankfurt am Main | - |
228 m / 748 ft |
64 | Office |
38 | Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 1 | Shanghai | 2020 |
215 m / 705 ft |
32 | Office |
39 | AMA Plaza | Chicago | 1972 |
212 m / 695 ft |
52 | Hotel / Office |
40 | Sanaya Amman | Amman | - |
206 m / 676 ft |
50 | Residential |
41 | Japan Post Tower | Tokyo | 2012 |
200 m / 656 ft |
40 | Office |
42 | Shihao Center Tower 1 | Chengdu | - |
200 m / 656 ft |
N/A | Office |
43 | Fountain Square West | Cincinnati | - |
198 m / 650 ft |
48 | Office |
44 | Richard J. Daley Center | Chicago | 1965 |
198 m / 648 ft |
31 | Office |
45 | Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 2 | Shanghai | 2020 |
195 m / 640 ft |
31 | Office |
46 | Bank of America Tower | Jacksonville | 1990 |
188 m / 617 ft |
42 | Office |
47 | Trump Tower | Stuttgart | - |
180 m / 591 ft |
50 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
48 | Hitachi Tower | Singapore | 1993 |
179 m / 588 ft |
38 | Office |
49 | Accenture Tower | Chicago | 1987 |
179 m / 588 ft |
42 | Office |
50 | Park Avenue Tower | New York City | 1986 |
171 m / 561 ft |
36 | Office |
51 | One South Wacker | Chicago | 1982 |
168 m / 550 ft |
40 | Office |
52 | Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4 | Warsaw | 2014 |
165 m / 543 ft |
45 | Residential |
53 | Post Turm | Bonn | 2002 |
162 m / 533 ft |
42 | Office |
54 | Mega World Place Hotel | Manila | - |
162 m / 531 ft |
46 | N/A |
55 | 120 North LaSalle | Chicago | 1992 |
153 m / 501 ft |
39 | Office |
56 | One America Plaza | San Diego | 1991 |
152 m / 500 ft |
34 | Office |
57 | Shanghai Financial Exchange Plaza Tower 3 | Shanghai | 2020 |
152 m / 499 ft |
20 | Office |
58 | Chevron House | Singapore | 1993 |
152 m / 497 ft |
33 | Office |
59 | 55 West Monroe | Chicago | 1980 |
151 m / 495 ft |
41 | Office |
60 | iCity Time Tower | Moscow | 2024 |
150 m / 492 ft |
34 | Office |
61 | 88 on Field | Durban | 1985 |
147 m / 481 ft |
26 | Office |
62 | International Plaza | New York City | 1988 |
144 m / 473 ft |
30 | Office |
63 | 600 North Fairbanks | Chicago | 2008 |
140 m / 458 ft |
41 | Residential |
64 | Veer Towers East | Las Vegas | 2010 |
137 m / 449 ft |
36 | Residential |
64 | Veer Towers West | Las Vegas | 2010 |
137 m / 449 ft |
36 | Residential |
66 | The America | New York City | 1987 |
137 m / 449 ft |
43 | Residential |
67 | Oakbrook Terrace Tower | Oakbrook Terrace | 1986 |
127 m / 418 ft |
31 | Office |
68 | Highlight I | Munich | 2004 |
126 m / 413 ft |
33 | Office |
69 | 425 Lexington Avenue | New York City | 1987 |
125 m / 411 ft |
31 | Office |
70 | Two First National Plaza | Chicago | 1973 |
124 m / 407 ft |
30 | Office |
71 | Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse | Chicago | 1964 |
117 m / 383 ft |
30 | Office / Government |
72 | Highlight II | Munich | 2004 |
113 m / 371 ft |
28 | Office |
73 | Fortis Bank Blaak | Rotterdam | 1996 |
107 m / 351 ft |
28 | Office |
74 | Bahn Tower | Berlin | 2000 |
103 m / 338 ft |
26 | Office |
75 | The Tower | Los Angeles | 1988 |
100 m / 327 ft |
23 | Office |
76 | Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A | Shanghai | - |
99 m / 325 ft |
N/A | Office |
76 | Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B | Shanghai | - |
99 m / 325 ft |
N/A | Office |
78 | EDEN | Frankfurt am Main | 2022 |
97 m / 317 ft |
29 | Residential |
79 | James R. Thompson Center | Chicago | 1985 |
94 m / 308 ft |
17 | Office |
80 | OSRAM Lighthouse | Munich | 2010 |
84 m / 276 ft |
23 | Office |
81 | Chicago Board of Trade Addition | Chicago | 1983 |
84 m / 275 ft |
23 | Office |
82 | Weser Tower | Bremen | 2010 |
82 m / 269 ft |
22 | Office |
83 | 701 Building | Minneapolis | 1984 |
81 m / 264 ft |
19 | Office |
84 | 345 East Superior Street | Chicago | 1973 |
81 m / 264 ft |
19 | Laboratory / Hospital |
85 | 55 West Wacker | Chicago | 1968 |
78 m / 256 ft |
16 | Office |
86 | SIGN Dusseldorf | Düsseldorf | 2010 |
75 m / 247 ft |
19 | Office |
87 | Hegau Tower | Singen | 2008 |
68 m / 221 ft |
18 | Office |
88 | Shihao Center Tower 2 | Chengdu | - |
- |
N/A | Office |
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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