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Helmut Jahn obituary Oliver Wainwright © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Radharc Images/Alamy Standing on a corner of downtown Chicago as a dazzling rocket ship of mirrored glass and salmon pink steel, the James R Thompson Center, more than any other building, encapsulates the flamboyant oeuvre of the German-American architect Helmut Jahn, who has died aged 81 in a cycling accident. The glitzy government building, originally known as the State of Illinois Center, is a fitting monument to the larger than life architect, as exuberant as it is divisive. The big budget project drew fierce criticism when it was completed in 1985. It was described as “a chunky wedge of little grace or elegance” by the critic of the Chicago Tribune; the colour palette of pink and turquoise reminded the New York Times critic of “cheap commercial buildings of the 1950s, bus stations and suburban schools”. Plagued by practical issues – including an ice-based cooling sy

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