C.’s work is defined by its 20th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

McCormick Place: Perspective View Looking toward Lake
Gene Summers, designer and delineator, for C.F. Murphy Associates American, 1928–2011 Assisted by Helmut Jahn (design) and Tom Burke (delineating)

Seven Continents Restaurant, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, Reflective Ceiling Plan
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Gertrude Lempp Kerbis (American, 1926-2016)

First National Bank Building, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Perkins and Will Partnership (1964–1970) Charles William Brubaker (American, 1926–2002)

23rd Street Entrance, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Gene Rudolph Summers (American, 1928-2011) Helmut Jahn (American, born Germany, 1940-2021)

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, Exterior Perspective
C.F. Murphy, Associates American, 1959-1981

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketch
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Gene Rudolph Summers (American, 1928-2011) Helmut Jahn (American, born Germany, 1940-2021)

Ryerson and Burnham Library Remodeling, Chicago, Illinois, Section Perspective
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1959-1981

McCormick Place Perspective View of Main Entrance, Chicago, Illinois, Presentation Drawing
C.F. Murphy Associates American, 1959–1981

Place DuSable Project, Chicago, Illinois, Aerial Perspective Looking East
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1959-1981

Railway Exchange Building, Chicago, Illinois, Section
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1960-1980 Designers: Helmut Jahn, assisted by Rainer Franz Schildknecht. Delineator: Rich Wordel

Main Exhibit Hall, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Sketch
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Gene Rudolph Summers (American, 1928-2011) Helmut Jahn (American, born Germany, 1940-2021)

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Looking East
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Gene Rudolph Summers (American, 1928-2011) Helmut Jahn (American, born Germany, 1940-2021)

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective Looking South
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Gene Rudolph Summers (American, 1928-2011) Helmut Jahn (American, born Germany, 1940-2021)

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective from Southeast
C. F. Murphy Associates (American, 1959-1981) Gene Rudolph Summers (American, 1928-2011) Helmut Jahn (American, born Germany, 1940-2021)

Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Lower Level Plan
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1959-1981

Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Ground Floor Plan
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1959-1981

Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Sixth Floor Plan
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1959-1981

Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Seventeenth Floor Plan
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1959-1981

Chicago Civic Center, Chicago, Illinois, Section Facing East
C. F. Murphy Associates American, 1959-1981