Star German architect Helmut Jahn dies in bike accident at 81
Helmut Jahn was known for his postmodern structures and dedication to energy efficiency before it was a trend. DW takes a look at his storied career.
German star architect Helmut Jahn dies at 81
An early start in the US
Born in 1940, Jahn studied architecture in Munich and moved to Chicago, Illinois to study with modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1966, but landed a job with well-known architect Charles Murphy. By the 1980s, he had become a star in the business and eventually ran the firm.
German star architect Helmut Jahn dies at 81
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Updated 10th May 2021
Helmut Jahn, one of American architecture s most celebrated figures, dies age 81
Written by Oscar Holland, CNNMegan C. Hills, CNN
Helmut Jahn, the architect behind some of America s best-known buildings, has died in a bicycle accident aged 81.
The German-American designer, whose high-profile projects include Liberty Place in Philadelphia and Terminal 1 at Chicago s O Hare International Airport, was involved in a collision with two vehicles Saturday, according to Cameron Hills Police Department in Illinois. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Born in Germany in 1940, Jahn arrived in the US in the mid-1960s to study under the modernist master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). In 1967, he joined architecture firm C. F. Murphy Associates, which he would later take full ownership of, before renaming it Murphy/Jahn and then simply Jahn.
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World famous Chicago-based architect Helmut Jahn died in Campton Hills in a biking accident, authorities confirmed.
In a news release, Campton Hills police say Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign at Burlington and Old LaFox Road in the far west suburbs, and was struck by two vehicles Saturday afternoon. One driver was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the second vehicle was not injured.
Jahn, who lived in St. Charles, was 81.