A profile posted on the website of his firm, Jahn, says he was born in Germany in 1940 and graduated from Technische Hochschule in Munich. He moved to Chicago in 1966 to study under legendary architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a creator of modernist architecture, at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Jahn s legacy on the ITT campus stands tall.
A student housing building he designed, State Street Village, was recognized as one of the coolest dorms in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. His buildings are just great places to be, said Reed Kroloff, dean of the IIT College of Architecture. They make you happy to be in them. You’re excited, and there is always something dynamic and dazzling going on around you.
In this July 15, 1998 file photo, architect Helmut Jahn tours the Sony Center construction site in Berlin. (AP Photo)
CHICAGO Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago.
Jahn, 81, was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 90 kilometers west of Chicago. Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection and was struck by the two vehicles, headed in opposite directions, Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Miller said in a news release.
Famed German architect Helmut Jahn dies in bike accident
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In this file photo, architect Helmut Jahn tours a construction site in Berlin. Jahn, 81, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding on May 8, 2021 afternoon, while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 55 miles east of Chicago.
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Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois State government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago.
Jahn, 81, was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 90 kilometers west of Chicago. Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection and was struck by the two vehicles, headed in opposite directions, Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Miller said in a news release.
CHICAGO
Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed a famous Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed in a weekend bicycle accident outside Chicago.
Jahn, 81, was struck by two vehicles Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 55 miles west of Chicago. Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection and was struck by the vehicles, which were headed in opposite directions, Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Miller said in a news release.
Jahn was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Authorities say the driver of one of the vehicles that struck Jahn was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Famous German Architect Killed in Illinois Bike Accident
Voice of America
10 May 2021, 16:05 GMT+10
CHICAGO, IL - Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed in a bicycle accident outside Chicago.
Jahn, 81, was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 90 kilometers (55 miles) west of Chicago. Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection and was struck by the two vehicles, headed in opposite directions, Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Miller said in a news release.