# Helmut Jahn
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helmut jahn (born January 4, 1940) is a Chicago-based German-American architect, known for designs such as the Sony Center on the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (formerly the tallest building in Philadelphia); and the Suvarnabhumi Airport, an international airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Recent projects include a residential tower in New York City, 50 West St in 2016 and the ThyssenKrupp Test Tower in Rottweil, Germany in 2017.
== Life and career ==
Jahn was born in Zirndorf near Nuremberg, Germany, in 1940, and grew up watching the reconstruction of the city, which had been largely destroyed by Allied bombing campaigns.
German Architects in Chicago: From Mies van der Rohe to Dirk Lohan
with Andrew Sola, Dirk Lohan, and Rolf Achilles
In our 30th and final episode celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Chicago-Hamburg Sister-City partnership, we look at the German architects who literally built the buildings that Chicagoans live, work, and play in today.
After discussing the e…
The German Architects Who Built Chicago: From Mies van der Rohe to Dirk Lohan
with Andrew Sola, Dirk Lohan, and Rolf Achilles
This episode is part of the ChicagoHamburg30 podcast series, which is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Chicago-Hamburg Sister-City partnership (1994-2024).
In our 30th and final episode celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Chicago-Ham…
101. The Wrigley Building: The Making of an Icon
Chicago’s Wrigley Building, constructed in 1921, is the “whited sepulcher” of Michigan Avenue, gleaming in terra cotta like the rows of teeth ostensibly cleansed by Wrigley’s Chewing Gum, the company that built the Beaux-Arts edifice. But its extravagant looks are only part of the story. Unfrozen h…
Sketching is a Passion!
Here is another City Builders episodeGreat architects and urban designers draw. They use pen and paper to develop ideas and communicate their designs and city building concepts. Come and join Mark and Dorian on an in-depth discussion on the power, inspiration and passion of sketching. NOTE: All …
101. The Wrigley Building: The Making of an Icon
Chicago’s Wrigley Building, constructed in 1921, is the “whited sepulcher” of Michigan Avenue, gleaming in terra cotta like the rows of teeth ostensibly cleansed by Wrigley’s Chewing Gum, the company that built the Beaux-Arts edifice. But its extravagant looks are only part of the story. Unfrozen h…
Three Office Towers, a Hotel, and a Tunnel: Reston's Next Big Build
There is a development taking shape on the south side of the Dulles Toll Road that has barely registered with most Reston residents, and it may end up being one of the largest projects in the area.
In this episode, Graham and Kathy break down Comstock's proposal for the Commerce Metro Center, the r…
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
Potsdamer Platz: The Futuristic Heart of a Reunified Berlin
Experience Potsdamer Platz, a striking symbol of Berlin’s urban renewal and one of the most famous public squares in Europe. Once a desolate "no man's land" divided by the Berlin Wall, this district was transformed in the 1990s into a high…
Google view of new Thompson Center
Google is sharing new images of what the inside of its headquarters in the Thompson Center will look like.
The 17-story, wide-open atrium meant to evoke open government will remain, but with an updated look.
Google says there will be shops, places to eat, space for seasonal events and access t…
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