Helmut Jahn, archistar who changed Chicago, died in a bicycle accident
2021-05-13T04:43:07.378Z
Helmut Jahn, a famous German naturalized American architect who created real urban icons in various cities around the world, died at the age of 81 from a bicycle accident in Illinois. The man did not stop at an intersection - writes the Agi - and was hit by two cars coming from opposite directions. The incident occurred Saturday in Campton Hills, 100km from Chicago. Jahn, who emigrated to the United States in 1965 after studying in Munich, settled in Chicago where he made a name for himself in the 1970s and 1980s by designing some of the city's main buildings. Among his works, the Munich airport and the Sony Center in Berlin. The style and the works In the wake of his teacher Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Jahn has developed an original language,in which the new technologies harmonize with the reinterpretation of the styles of the '900. His architectures present an eclectic style derived from a marked adaptability to different functions and different cultural contexts, but always generate strong and recognizable images in the contexts in which they are found, often rising to the role of real urban icons. Among the buildings designed by Jahn for Chicago are the Xerox Center (1980), the State of Illinois Center (1985), the Northwestern Terminal (1986), the Savings of American Tower (1993). Many of his other buildings have been built in the United States, Asia and especially in Europe: the skyscraper of the Frankfurt am Main Fair (1989), the airport center and the Kempinski hotel in Munich (1993-94), the Hyatt Regency hotel in Roissy, at theParis Charles De Gaulle Airport (1995), the Ku-Damm 70 building in Berlin (1995), the Augustinerhof in Nuremberg (1997), the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (2000), the Charlemagne Building in Brussels (2000), the Kaufhof gallery in Chemnitz (2001). His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia. Ku-Damm 70 building in Berlin (1995), Augustinerhof in Nuremberg (1997), Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (2000), Charlemagne Building in Brussels (2000), Kaufhof gallery in Chemnitz (2001) . His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.Ku-Damm 70 building in Berlin (1995), Augustinerhof in Nuremberg (1997), Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (2000), Charlemagne Building in Brussels (2000), Kaufhof gallery in Chemnitz (2001) . His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (2000), the Charlemagne Building in Brussels (2000), the Kaufhof gallery in Chemnitz (2001). His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (2000), the Charlemagne Building in Brussels (2000), the Kaufhof gallery in Chemnitz (2001). His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.
Helmut Jahn, Chicago (AP Photo / M. Spencer Green)
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May 10, 2021
Helmut Jahn
, a famous German naturalized American architect who created real urban icons in various cities around the world,
died at the age of 81 from a bicycle accident in Illinois
. The man did not stop at an intersection - writes the Agi - and was hit by two cars coming from opposite directions. The incident occurred Saturday in Campton Hills, 100km from Chicago.
Jahn, who emigrated to the United States in 1965 after studying in Munich, settled in Chicago where he made a name for himself in the 1970s and 1980s by designing some of the city's main buildings. Among his works, the Munich airport and the Sony Center in Berlin.
The style and the works
In the wake of his teacher Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Jahn has developed an original language, in which new technologies harmonize with the reinterpretation of the styles of the '900. His architectures present an eclectic style derived from a marked adaptability to different functions and different cultural contexts, but always generate strong and recognizable images in the contexts in which they are found, often rising to the role of real urban icons.
Among the buildings designed by Jahn for Chicago are the Xerox Center (1980), the State of Illinois Center (1985), the Northwestern Terminal (1986), the Savings of American Tower (1993). Many of his other buildings were built in the United States, Asia and especially in Europe: the skyscraper of the Frankfurt am Main Fair (1989), the airport center and the Kempinski hotel in Munich (1993-94), the Hyatt Regency hotel in Roissy, at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris (1995), the Ku-Damm 70 building in Berlin (1995), the Augustinerhof in Nuremberg (1997), the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin (2000), the Charlemagne Building in Brussels (2000), the Kaufhof gallery in Chemnitz (2001).
His most recent projects include the Highlight Business Towers in Munich (2003), the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok (2006), the residential area 600 North Fairbanks in Chicago (2007), the Weser Tower in Bremen and the Veer Towers of Las Vegas (2010) and the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library of Chicago University (2011). Jahn also contributed to the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington and signed One Liberty Place (1987), the skyscraper that has become one of the symbols of Philadelphia.
