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# Helmut Jahn

(1940–2021)   Architect

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Helmut Jahn was an architect, best known for *Helmut Jahn*.

## Quick Facts About Helmut Jahn

Born January 4, 1940

Died May 8, 2021

Profession Architect

Notable works Helmut Jahn

## About Helmut Jahn

Helmut Jahn was a German and American architect, known for projects such as The Center Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany; the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany; the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago; One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, among others.

##  Quotes by Helmut Jahn · Page 2

> [Creativity has more to do with the elimination of the inessential than with inventing something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmut-jahn/creativity-has-more-to-do-with-the-elimination-of-the-inessential/)

[Helmut Jahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helmut-jahn/)

[Creativity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creativity/)

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