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Pritzker Military Archives Center Named World Architecture Festival Finalist

Pritzker Military Archives Center will go on to compete LIVE at the festival in Miami, November 12-14, 2025, where we will present the project to the esteemed judging panel.
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1000M named Modern Luxury’s Best Of The City

The new residential tower takes home the title Hottest New Luxury Rental Building in CS Magazine‘s 2025 Best of the City Winners list.
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The Sony Center Marks 25 Years as ‘Das Center’

Celebrating 25 years at Potsdamer Platz, the Sony Center—now known as Das Center—continues to evolve through thoughtful modernization in collaboration with Jahn. As it enters a new chapter, it remains a space where memory, innovation, and community converge.
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EDEN Tower Named Best Tall Building by CTBUH

Eden Tower in Frankfurt, Germany, has won a Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Best Tall Building Award of Excellence! Celebrated for its innovative architectural vision and dedication to sustainable urban living, the tower features lush vertical greenwalls that create a biophilic environment rising with the city—seamlessly blending nature and high-rise design.
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Global Footprint, Local Impact: Jahn’s Residential Architecture in Focus

Jahn’s global residential portfolio reflects a legacy of innovation, clarity, and urban integration—consistently redefining how people live in dense and dynamic environments. One of the firm’s earliest contributions, State Street Village at the Illinois Institute of Technology, referred to today as the Jeanne and John Rowe Village, challenged the norms of campus housing with transparent,…
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Messeturm Featured on Inside Skyline Frankfurt

Completed by Jahn in 1991 with a lobby refresh in 2022, Frankfurt’s Messeturm has defined the city’s skyline. Inside Skyline Frankfurt recently featured the building in its Safety First at the Messeturm on ARD Mediathek & Das Erste.
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Skylines Transformed: See How Jahn Is Redefining Urban Living Around the World

Jahn’s global residential portfolio reflects a legacy of innovation, clarity, and urban integration—consistently redefining how people live in dense and dynamic environments. One of the firm’s earliest contributions, State Street Village at the Illinois Institute of Technology, referred to today as the Jeanne and John Rowe Village, challenged the norms of campus housing with transparent,…
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A 246‑Meter Marvel of Modern Engineering—TK Elevator Test Tower

Rising from Germany’s Black Forest, the TK Elevator Test Tower in Rottweil is a 246-meter marvel of modern engineering. Far from a conventional skyscraper, it serves as a vertical lab for testing high-speed elevators which includes the groundbreaking MULTI system that moves both vertically and horizontally.
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Former Sony Center in Berlin Sets New Energy Standards

How can ambitious environmental goals be combined with the requirements of modern working environments? The former Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz shows how it’s done…
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1000M Wins Multifamily Development of the Year

1000M Chicago has been named Multifamily Development of the Year at the Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards! We’re thrilled to receive this recognition and proud to share the spotlight with so many inspiring projects shaping Chicago’s skyline. It’s a tribute to the incredible teamwork, creativity, and commitment that brought 1000M to life.
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A Deep Dive into the History of the Thompson Center

Featured in the Chicago Tribune, the Thompson Center has a rich history and legacy within the City of Chicago. As it prepares for its next chapter, we remain proud of its impact on architecture, civic space, and the identity of Chicago itself.
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Integrated by Design: Realizing Jahn’s Vision for the Pritzker Military Archives Center

Emerging from the landscape of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, the Pritzker Military Archives Center stands proud as a testament to Jahn’s enduring philosophy of integrated design. Built to accommodate the expanding collections of Chicago’s Pritzker Military Museum & Library, the project brings together architecture, technology, systems, and construction to create architecture of integrity, furthering our firm’s belief…
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CoStar Awards 1000M Multifamily Development of the Year

The residential tower was selected for its exceptional blend of cutting-edge design, sustainability, and mobility innovations, including energy-efficient systems, bike storage, electric vehicle charging stations, and for its focus on wellness—setting a new standard for urban living in Chicago.
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A Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern Architect

The new tower, 1000M, and ongoing work to restore the city’s famed Thompson Center showcase the lasting influence of Helmut Jahn on the Chicago cityscape.
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Google unveils glimpse at plans for James R. Thompson Center’s atrium

Since it first opened in 1985, the 17-story atrium of the James R. Thompson Center has been one of its defining features — a symbol of a government that should be transparent and accessible to all. As the original architects of the building, our team is honored to be leading Google's 21st-century reimagining of this building, extending this promise to a new generation of users.
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Shand Morahan Corporate HQ wins Design Evanston 25 Year Award

Design Evanston identifies significant aesthetic and functional improvements in the Evanston community and recognizes them with our Design Evanston Awards. Specifically designed not to be self-serving for design professionals, the awards are presented to owners responsible for the design excellence of local projects.
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The Architect’s Newspaper: Jahn/ lines a residential building in Chicago with aluminum spandrels drawing interest to a glass curtain wall facade

A quick scan of the Chicago skyline reveals a sea of glass curtain wall towers. For 1000M, a new residential building in the Historic Michigan Boulevard District, Jahn set out to design a building that sets itself apart from this monotony. The facade of the 805-foot tower was faced with a unitized curtain wall that was further articulated by mill finished aluminum spandrels.…
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Jahn and O2 Design honored with ASLA 2024 awards in multiple categories

Congratulations to our partner O2 Design for receiving the ASLA Honor Award in General Design for our 40-acre project in Somers, Wisconsin. This landscape design marks the first phase of a transformative 283-acre development, supporting the institution’s vision for a world-class museum campus that deepens public appreciation for military history.
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Pritzker Military Archives Center among winners of 2024 International Architecture Awards

Designed by Jahn Archtiecture and O2 Design, the Pritzker Military Archives Center (PMAC) is a state-of-the-art center that furthers the mission of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, through restoration, preservation, and storage of its collection.
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Pritzker Military Archives Center wins Divine Detail award at AIA Chicago’s Designight 2024

AIA Chicago Announces Winners of the 2024 Design Excellence Awards, Decarbonization Award, Divine Detail Award, Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award and the Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards
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