JAHN - The Skyscraper Center

CTBUH Silver Member

Jahn/

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About

Member Since: 1999

Member Offices: Chicago

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.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

RANK	Name	City	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

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	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	2023	98 m / 322 ft	28	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

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.