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Dirk
Lohan
Dirk Lohan left his native Germany to begin his architectural
studies at the Illinois Institute of Technology under the tutelage
of his grandfather, Mies van der Rohe. He returned to Germany
and finished his studies in architecture and planning at the
Technische Hochschule (Diplom - Ingenieur) in Munich in 1962. When
Mr. Lohan returned to Chicago, he worked closely with Mies on
such projects as the New National Gallery in Berlin, the IBM
office building in Chicago and The Toronto Dominion Centre.
Mr. Lohan firmly believes that successful
projects and satisfied clients are the result of well-detailed,
functional and innovative
yet timeless design. Throughout his career, Mr. Lohan
has successfully humanized the traditional modernism of the
fifties and sixties by infusing variety and texture to enrich
each building design. Dirk Lohan’s achievements
in architecture have been recognized with many awards, including
being appointed a Fellow in 1983, by the American Institute
of Architects.
Prior to the establishment of Lohan Anderson, Mr. Lohan was the
senior principal in his prior firms of: Lohan Caprile Goettsch
Architects (2002-2004) and Lohan Associates (1986-2002). Under
his leadership, those firms produced an impressive portfolio
of design solutions including such projects as the McDonald’s
Corporate Headquarters Campus, the John G. Shedd Oceanarium,
and the Sinai Temple as well as national and international projects.
Lohan Anderson
Dirk Lohan, together with Floyd D. Anderson, is a founder of
Lohan Anderson, and is responsible for the firm’s designs
and long-term development.
Mr. Lohan has established Lohan Anderson with his philosophy
that successful architecture must respond not only to economic
constraints but also to the larger social and physical conditions. During
the past 40 years, Dirk Lohan has practiced and evaluated the
tenets of this philosophy. Looking to the future, Mr. Lohan’s
philosophy is even more relevant today due to the rapid changes
in technology, the growing importance of environmental concerns
and the impact of globalization on the life and work of all people.
LOHAN ASSOCIATES
Lohan Associates is nationally recognized for its planning and
design of corporate campuses, cultural and institutional facilities,
large-scale commercial developments, residential buildings, and
public open space. In recent years, the principals have developed
a contextual style with contemporary means, resulting in building
designs that are fresh, well detailed, functional and timeless.
This New Modernism is expressed through articulation, variety,
and texture in an attempt to humanize and enrich the built environment.
Lohan Associates has wide ranging experience, dedication to good
design, and a fundamental belief that each project is a unique
challenge requiring an individual and distinct solution. A few
of the buildings Lohan Associates designed in the Chicagoland
area are the Oceanarium at the Shedd Aquarium, the Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Illinois building, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy
Museum Sky Pavilion, the University of Chicago Graduate School
of Business, the Chicago Sinai Temple and the Water Ways Exhibit
at the Chicago Children's Museum, McDonald's Corporate Campus
(located in Oak Brook), and the Ameritech Center (in Hoffman Estates).
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Lohan Associates
225 N Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
Fax (312) 938-0929
Tel (312) 938-4455
web site: http://www.lohan.com
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