Jeanne Gang (born March 19, 1964) is an American architect and the founder and leader of Studio Gang (established in 1997), an architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Gang was first widely recognized for the Aqua Tower,[3][4] the tallest woman-designed building in the world at the time of its completion. Aqua has since been surpassed by the nearby St. Regis Chicago, also of her design. Surface has called Gang one of Chicago's most prominent architects of her generation,[5] and her projects have been widely awarded.
Gang lectures frequently throughout the world. In 2016, she presented at the TED Women conference.[21][22] On April 10, 2018, Gang gave a lecture called, "Mining the City" at the University of Chicago. In 2019, Gang gave a lecture at Princeton University called, "What does architectural practice need".
Gang is known for her special work style of creating a connection between modern architecture and nature. Focusing on organic forms and materials, Gang prioritizes social responsibility through her clear relationship between architecture and the environment. [23]
Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History.
Other major projects completed in the United States include the renovation and expansion of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, and the expansion of Kresge College at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her Studio has also designed the new unified campus for California College of the Arts in San Francisco[34] and the Center for Arts & Innovation at Spelman College[35] in Atlanta, both of which are under construction.
Internationally, Gang's portfolio includes several projects under construction, including the new United States Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, the University of Chicago Center in Paris, France, and One Delisle in Toronto. Q Residences, her Studio's first project in Europe, was completed in 2020.
On March 27, 2019, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the design team led by Gang, Studio ORD, had been selected as the winner of an international design competition for the new $2.2 billion Global Terminal at O'Hare International Airport.
Studio Gang's work has been honored, published, and exhibited widely. In 2018, the Studio presented the installation Stone Stories as part of the United States Pavilion exhibition Dimensions of Citizenship at the Venice Architecture Biennale; in 2017, the Studio was selected to design the National Building Museum's Summer Block Party installation;[36] in 2012, the Studio was featured in the solo exhibition Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects at the Art Institute of Chicago;[37] and in 2011, the Studio participated in the Museum of Modern Art exhibition Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream.[38] The Studio's work has also been shown at the Chicago Architecture Biennial (2015 and 2017) and Design Miami (2014).
Gang is the author The Art of Architectural Grafting, a forthcoming publication by Park Books. Other architectural books written by or about Gang and the Studio include Studio Gang: Architecture, the latest monograph on the firm's work, published by Phaidon in English (2020) and French (2021); Reveal (2011), the first volume on the Studio's work and process; and Building: Inside Studio Gang (2012), a catalogue co-edited by Gang to accompany the Studio's solo exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago. In 2011, the Studio published Reverse Effect: Renewing Chicago's Waterways, an advocacy publication to spur the revival of the Chicago River.
Projects
At 363 metres (1,191ft) tall, Gang's St. Regis Chicago is currently the tallest building in the world designed by a woman.Gang's Aqua in Chicago was the world's tallest female-designed building prior to the completion of St. Regis Chicago.Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago
Gauer, James. “Power Play : Studio Gang Regenerates an Electrical Plant as a Recreation Center at Beloit College in Wisconsin.” Architectural Record, Building type study 1,023. Colleges & universities, November 1, 2020, 100–104.
King, John. “The Straits of Transbay : Tech Offices Are Dark and Storefronts Are Empty. But, as Residential Towers by Studio Gang and OMA Show, the Future of San Francisco's New Mixed-Use District Is Planned for Diversity and Affordability.” Architectural Record, no. 10 (October 1, 2020): 77–79.
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