Dirk Lohan (born 1938,

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) is a US architect and principal partner at Lohan Architecture. He studied architecture with his grandfather,

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, and worked with him on projects like the

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and the

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. His own works include McDonald's former Corporate Headquarters campus in Oak Brook, the John G. Shedd Oceanarium and the

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expansion and renovation. Dirk Lohan is known as the continuator of the work of his grandfather and an expert on its conservation. He is also one of the main characters of the comic ''Mies'' by

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, where he accompanies his grandfather on a trip to Europe and Mies van der Rohe speaks with him about his life and work during the flight.

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