JAHN

CTBUH Silver Member

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

Contributor

Member Since

1999

Member Offices

Chicago

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	419.8 m / 1,377 ft
2	Leatop Plaza	302.7 m / 993 ft
3	One Liberty Place	288 m / 945 ft
4	Chase Tower	264.6 m / 868 ft
5	Water Tower Place	261.9 m / 859 ft
6	Two Liberty Place	258.5 m / 848 ft
7	MesseTurm	256.5 m / 842 ft
8	CitySpire	248.1 m / 814 ft
9	Aufzugstestturm	246 m / 807 ft
10	50 West	237.3 m / 779 ft

Awards

Winner: Post Tower

10 Year Award 2014

Ctbuh Leaders

Sergio Valentini

CTBUH Young Professionals Committee, Chicago, 2011 – 2013

Chicago

Francisco J. Gonzalez-Pulido

CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2016

Chicago

Helmut Jahn

CTBUH Annual Conference, Presenter, 2013

Chicago

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

19 October 2016

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...

Research

28 April 2017

Debating Tall: Replace the Thomson Center?

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...

Global News

15 July 2019

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...

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	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing	-	420 m / 1,377 ft
2	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	2012	303 m / 993 ft
3	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1987	288 m / 945 ft
4	Chase Tower	Chicago	1969	265 m / 868 ft
5	Water Tower Place	Chicago	1976	262 m / 859 ft
6	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	1990	259 m / 848 ft
7	MesseTurm	Frankfurt am Main	1990	257 m / 842 ft
8	1000M	Chicago	-	254 m / 832 ft
9	CitySpire	New York City	1987	248 m / 814 ft
10	Aufzugstestturm	Rottweil	2017	246 m / 807 ft
11	50 West	New York City	2018	237 m / 779 ft
12	Shanghai Stock Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	215 m / 705 ft
13	AMA Plaza	Chicago	1972	212 m / 695 ft
14	Japan Post Tower	Tokyo	2012	200 m / 656 ft
15	Shihao Center Tower 1	Chengdu	-	200 m / 656 ft
16	Richard J. Daley Center	Chicago	1965	198 m / 648 ft
17	China Financial Futures Exchange of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	195 m / 640 ft
18	Bank of America Tower	Jacksonville	1990	188 m / 617 ft
19	Hitachi Tower	Singapore	1993	179 m / 588 ft
20	Accenture Tower	Chicago	1987	179 m / 588 ft
21	Park Avenue Tower	New York City	1986	171 m / 561 ft
22	One South Wacker	Chicago	1982	168 m / 550 ft
23	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	Warsaw	2014	165 m / 543 ft
24	Post Turm	Bonn	2002	163 m / 533 ft
25	120 North LaSalle	Chicago	1992	153 m / 501 ft
26	One America Plaza	San Diego	1991	152 m / 500 ft
27	China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation of Shanghai International Financial Center	Shanghai	2019	152 m / 499 ft
28	Chevron House	Singapore	1993	152 m / 497 ft
29	55 West Monroe	Chicago	1980	151 m / 495 ft
30	88 on Field	Durban	1985	147 m / 481 ft
31	International Plaza	New York City	1988	144 m / 473 ft
32	600 North Fairbanks	Chicago	2008	140 m / 458 ft
33	Veer Towers East	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
33	Veer Towers West	Las Vegas	2010	137 m / 449 ft
35	The America	New York City	1987	137 m / 449 ft
36	Oakbrook Terrace Tower	Oakbrook Terrace	1986	127 m / 418 ft
37	Highlight I	Munich	2004	126 m / 413 ft
38	425 Lexington Avenue	New York City	1987	125 m / 411 ft
39	Two First National Plaza	Chicago	1973	124 m / 407 ft
40	Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse	Chicago	1964	117 m / 383 ft
41	Highlight II	Munich	2004	113 m / 371 ft
42	Fortis Bank Blaak	Rotterdam	1996	107 m / 351 ft
43	Bahn Tower	Berlin	2000	103 m / 338 ft
44	The Tower	Los Angeles	1988	100 m / 327 ft
45	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower A	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
45	Qiantan Enterprise World Phase II Tower B	Shanghai	-	99 m / 325 ft
47	EDEN	Frankfurt am Main	2022	97 m / 317 ft
48	James R. Thompson Center	Chicago	1985	94 m / 308 ft
49	OSRAM Lighthouse	Munich	2010	84 m / 276 ft
50	Chicago Board of Trade Addition	Chicago	1983	84 m / 275 ft
51	Weser Tower	Bremen	2010	82 m / 269 ft
52	701 Building	Minneapolis	1984	81 m / 264 ft
53	Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago	Chicago	1973	81 m / 264 ft
54	55 West Wacker	Chicago	1968	78 m / 256 ft
55	SIGN Dusseldorf	Düsseldorf	2010	75 m / 247 ft
56	Hegau Tower	Singen	2008	68 m / 221 ft
57	Shihao Center Tower 2	Chengdu	-	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

27 Years

Most Common Function*

Office, 38 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete, 18 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

*Based on 57 Completed & Under Construction Buildings