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

Silver

Member Since

1999

Member Offices

Chicago

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower	Nanjing	-	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

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

01 February 2021

Businesses Exit Chicago's Thompson Center as State Buys West Loop Offices

The state of Illinois has bought a West Loop office building, a move that ought to erase any doubt it soon will fully vacate the...

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	-	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	-	245 m / 805 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

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

27 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (73%), 38 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (49%), 18 Buildings

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

Function
Material

Total: 52 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 37 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 52 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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