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Tributes paid to Helmut Jahn: Architect dies in bike accident aged 81
Architect Helmut Jahn has passed away at the age of 81 in a bike crash last weekend.
German-American architect Helmut Jahn died in an accident on Saturday (May 8th) while riding his bike, according to Campton Hills police. He was 81 years old.
Many people on social media and those who have worked with the renowned architect have paid their respects and shared poignant tributes to Jahn.
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Architect Helmut Jahn has died
German-American architect Helmut Jahn died in a bike crash last Saturday (May 8th) near his home in Chicago.
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Helmut Jahn, bold German-American architect, killed in bicycle crash at 81 Staff Reports and News Services Helmut Jahn, a prominent German-American architect whose designs included a cathedral-like state government building in Chicago and a 61-story skyscraper of blue glass and steel in Philadelphia, died May 8 when two vehicles hit the bicycle he was riding in Campton Hills, Ill. He was 81. Mr. Jahn was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in the far west suburbs of Chicago. In a news release, Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Miller said Mr. Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign before being struck by the two vehicles, headed in opposite directions. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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