Jeanne Gang | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Illinois (B.S.), Harvard University Graduate School of Design (M.Arch.) |
Occupation | Architect |
Awards | 2011 MacArthur Fellow, 2013 National Design Award (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum), 2017 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award (Philadelphia Center for Architecture) |
Buildings | Aqua, St. Regis Chicago, Richard Gilder Center at The American Museum of Natural History, Tom Lee Park, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, One Hundred Above the Park |
Jeanne Gang (born March 19, 1964) [1] 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. She is known for apartment towers, first coming to wide attention with the Aqua Tower, which at the time of its completion was the tallest building in the world designed by a woman and has since been surpassed by the nearby St. Regis Chicago, also designed by Gang. She is also known for designing with an emphasis on sustainability and on social justice, and has designed a number of academic and public buildings.
Gang was born in Belvidere, Illinois, [1] [2] [3] where her father was the engineer for Boone County. [4] She graduated from Belvidere High School in 1982, [4] [5] then earned a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Illinois in 1986; during her third year, she studied in Versailles, France at the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles. [6] In 1993 she earned a Master of Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.< [7] [8]
In 1989, Gang was awarded an Ambassadorial Scholarship from the Rotary Foundation to study at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). [9]
Gang worked with OMA/Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam and Booth Hansen in Chicago before establishing Studio Gang Architects in Chicago in 1997. [2] [7] [10]
Gang has extensive built work in the Chicago area, beginning with the Starlight Theatre at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois, a 1997 commission. [2] In 2016, the Chicago Tribune named her one of its Chicagoans of the Year, [11] and the following year Surface called her one of the most prominent Chicago architects of her generation. [12] She was first widely recognized for the Aqua Tower (2010), [13] her first skyscraper, which at the time of its completion was the tallest building in the world designed by a woman. [14] [15] [16] The nearby St. Regis Chicago, also of her design, has since taken the title. [17] She has also designed several academic buildings in the region, boathouses on the Chicago River, [18] [19] and the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo. [20] In 2019, the team led by Gang won the international competition to design the new Global Terminal at O'Hare International Airport. [21]
She has also completed several projects in New York City, including the Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History [22] Other major projects in the United States include the renovation and expansion of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, [23] the expansion of Kresge College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, [24] the new campus for California College of the Arts in San Francisco, [25] and the Center for Arts & Innovation at Spelman College in Atlanta. [26]
Internationally, Studio Gang was selected in 2016 to design the new United States Embassy in Brasília, Brazil. [27] [28] The University of Chicago Center in Paris opened in 2024; [29] Q Residences in Amsterdam, the firm's first project in Europe, was completed in 2022. [30] Studio Gang's work has been widely honored, published, and exhibited.
Gang prioritizes ecologically sensitive design and also social responsibility. [12] [31] Her Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College is the first building designed specifically for social justice [32] and uses cordwood masonry, which she found "an old-school hippie" to teach; [16] and some of her community projects are low-budget, such as the SOS Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center, which used donated concrete. [15] [33] Among Studio Gang's planning projects is a guide to re-envisioning and improving the Civic Commons published in 2016. [34]
Gang is a Professor in Practice of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she has taught since 2011 and in 2017 was the John Portman Design Critic in Architecture. [35] She has also been a visiting studio critic at the Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, the Cullinan Visiting Professor at the Rice University School of Architecture, a visiting lecturer at the Princeton University School of Architecture, the Louis I. Kahn Junior Visiting Professor at the Yale University School of Architecture, and a studio critic at the Illinois Institute of Technology.[ citation needed ] She also lectures frequently. [7] [36] In 2016, she presented at the TED Women conference. [37] [38] On May 11, 2024, she delivered the commencement speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [39]
In 2024, Gang published The Art of Architectural Grafting, which presents a 10-point program for adaptive reuse on the analogy of horticultural grafting. [40] [41] She co-edited Building: Inside Studio Gang (2012), a catalogue to accompany Studio Gang's solo exhibition at Art Institute of Chicago. [42] In 2011, Studio Gang published Reverse Effect: Renewing Chicago's Waterways, an advocacy publication to spur the revival of the Chicago River. [43]
Gang was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2009, [44] became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 2017, [45] and also in 2017 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [46] In 2018, she was elected an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. [47]
Gang received the Academy Award in Architecture of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2006 [48] She was a 2011 MacArthur Fellow, [3] [49] the fourth architect to be selected, [50] and was elected into the National Academy of Design in 2012. [51] In 2013, she received the Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal by the University of Chicago, [52] and she and Studio Gang were awarded the National Design Award for Architecture by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. [53] [54] In 2014, she was one of five recipients in the inaugural year of the Architectural Record Women in Architecture awards. [55] In 2015, she was awarded the Légion d'Honnaire by France. [56] Gang was named the 2016 Architect of the Year by The Architectural Review , which cited the Arcus Center in particular. [32] In 2017, she won the Public Humanities Award of the Illinois Humanities Council [57] and the Marcus Prize for Architecture, [58] and received the Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award of the Philadelphia Center for Architecture. [59] In 2019, she was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influentual people. [60] [61] In 2022, she won the ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development [62] and was the first woman to receive the Charlotte Perriand Award, which recognizes architects whose work enhances the quality of life through design. [63]
She has received honorary doctorates from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, [61] [64] Columbia College Chicago, [65] the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. [66] [67]
Gang is married to Mark Schendel. [3]
The Aqua Tower is an 82-story (876ft, 250m tall) with a total 1,900,000ft² [68] mixed-use skyscraper located in the Lakeshore East development of downtown Chicago, Illinois. Designed by architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects, the building was completed in 2010. [68] In the tower reside 215 hotel rooms (floors 1-18), 476 rental units (floors 19-52), 263 condominiums (floors 53-80), in addition to the 55,000 ft² (5,000m²), 6 floors of underground parking, and 8 floor base of a total 82,550 ft² (7,669ft²) containing a track for running/walking, terraces, gardens, gazebos, and pools. [69] It is notable for its undulating, wave-like balconies, which give the structure a distinctive and organic appearance based on limestone outcroppings found near bodies of water, and allow a greater view for inhabitants from an extrusion from the main structure. Each extension additionally casts shade for the interior improving environmental friendliness through passive cooling. [70]
Organization | Title | Year | |
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FIABCI | Prix d’Excellence International Design Award | 2011 | [71] |
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | Best Tall Building Americas | 2010 | [72] |
Emporis | Emporis Skyscraper Award | 2009 | [73] |
FIABCI | Prix Award | 2008 | [74] |
The St. Regis Chicago, also known as the Wanda Vista Tower, features a distinctive architectural style answering the question "What if skyscrapers can be porous connectors, rather than barriers, for the public realm?". [75] The building comprises three interconnected towers in order of shortest to tallest, with the tallest point being 101 stories (1,196 ft,364m). [75] The central tower appears to "float" as the two cores of the structure reside in the outer two sections allowing pedestrian traffic to move from East Waterside Drive to Upper Wacker Drive. [75] To create Being slightly smaller in area than the Aqua Tower of 1,884,416ft² (175,068m²), the building still boasts 191 hotel rooms and 393 residential units with 295 parking spaces. [76]
Organization | Title | Year | |
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American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter | Citation of Merit | 2023 | [77] |
American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter | People's Choice Award | 2023 | [77] |
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | Best Tall Building 300-399 Meters | 2022 | [78] |
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | Best Tall Mixed Use Building | 2022 | [78] |
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | Best Tall Building Americas | 2022 | [78] |
The MIRA tower is a residential skyscraper located on 280 Spear Street in San Francisco, California. Completed in 2020, the MIRA stands at 39 stories (400 feet,121.92m) tall and has a total area of 441,000 square feet. [79] The twisting design of the skyscraper allows it to use the classic bay window while "reimagining it in a high-rise context". [79] The design includes a "modular façade system consisting of families of units", this repeats every 11 floors. [80] The tower's unique design causes each residential unit to have different layouts and different bay windows. The building accommodates for 392 residential units with included amenities such as a fitness center, valet underground parking for up to 340 vehicles, and a rooftop lounge. [81]
Organization | Title | Year | |
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San Francisco Business Times | Real Estate Deals of the Year Award | 2021 | [82] |
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | Best Tall Building 100-199 meters | 2021 | [83] |
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat | Best Tall Residential or Hotel Building | 2021 | [83] |
Architizer A+ Awards | Residential – Unbuilt Multi-Unit Housing Category | 2020 | [84] |
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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The University of Chicago Center in Paris | Paris, France | 2022 | [29] | |
Kresge College Residential Buildings, University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, California | 2023 | [24] | |
Kresge College Academic Center, University of California, Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, California | 2023 | [85] | |
Beloit College Powerhouse | Beloit, Wisconsin | 2020 | [86] | |
University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons | Chicago, Illinois | 2016 | [87] | |
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 2014 | [32] [88] | |
Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center | Chicago | 2010 | [89] | |
One Milestone West, Harvard University Enterprise Research Campus | Allston, Boston, Massachusetts | Under construction | 2023 | [90] [91] |
David Rubenstein Treehouse, Harvard University | Allston, Boston | Under construction | 2023 | [91] [92] |
Spelman College Center for Innovation & the Arts | Atlanta, Georgia | 2024 | [26] [93] | |
California College of the Arts | San Francisco, California | Two of three buildings completed | 2023 | [25] [94] |
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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Rescue Company 2 (New York City Fire Department) | New York City | 2019 | [95] | |
Northerly Island | Chicago, Illinois | Ongoing | 2017 | [96] [97] |
Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History | New York City | 2023 | [22] | |
Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571 | Chicago | 2016 | [19] | |
National Aquarium Strategic Master Plan | Baltimore, Maryland | Design concept completed | 2016 | [16] [98] |
Writers Theatre | Glencoe, Illinois | 2016 | [99] | |
PAHC Studio | Chicago | 2014 | [100] | |
WMS Boathouse at Clark Park | Chicago | 2013 | [18] | |
The Conservation Center | Chicago | 2012 | [101] | |
Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Pop Music Center | Kaohsiung, Republic of China | Competition design completed | 2011 | [102] |
Blue Wall Center | Greenville, South Carolina | Design concept completed | 2010 | [103] |
Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago | 2010 | [20] | |
Taipei Pop Music Center | Taipei, Republic of China | Competition design completed | 2010 | [104] |
SOS Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center | Chicago | 2008 | [33] | |
Chinese American Service League Kam Liu Center | Chicago | 2004 | [105] | |
Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre at Rock Valley College | Rockford, Illinois | 2003 | [2] [106] | |
Tom Lee Park | Memphis, Tennessee | 2023 | [107] [108] | |
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts | Little Rock, Arkansas | 2023 | [23] | |
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival | Garrison, New York | Under construction | 2023 | [109] |
O'Hare Global Terminal | Chicago | In design | 2024 | [21] [110] |
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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One Delisle | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Pre-construction | 2026 | [111] |
St. Regis Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 2022 | [17] | |
11 Hoyt | New York City | 2021 | [112] | |
One Hundred Above the Park | St. Louis, Missouri | 2020 | [113] | |
Solar Carve (40 Tenth Avenue) | New York City | 2019 | [114] | |
Solstice on the Park | Chicago | 2018 | [115] | |
Mira | San Francisco, California | 2017 | [116] [117] | |
City Hyde Park | Chicago | 2016 | [118] | |
Shoreland | Chicago | 2014 | [119] | |
Recombinant House (Garden in the Machine) | Cicero, Illinois | Design concept completed | 2012 | [120] |
Aqua Tower | Chicago | 2010 | [13] [14] [15] | |
Vancouver Pair | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Design concept completed | 2010 | [121] |
Hyderabad O2 | Hyderabad, India | Design concept completed | 2008 | [122] |
Zhong Bang Village | Shanghai, China | Competition design | 2003 | [123] |
Q Residences | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2022 | [30] |
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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Neighborhood Activation to Increase Public Safety through Community-Empowered Design and Planning | Chicago, Illinois | 2021 | [124] | |
River Edge Ideas Lab | Chicago | 2017 | [125] | |
Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice Neighborhood Activation Study | New York City | 2018 | [126] | |
Neighborhood Schools Reuse Concept | Memphis, Tennessee | 2018 | [127] | |
Civic Commons | United States | 2016 | [34] | |
Port District Planning Study | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Design proposals | 2015 | [128] |
HafenCity | Hamburg, Germany | Design proposals | 2006 | [129] [130] |
Project | Location | Institution | Year | |
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Dimensions of Discovery: Environments for Learning | Paris, France | Galerie Archilib | 2023 | [131] |
Studio Gang Mock-Ups | Chicago, Illinois | 2022 | [132] | |
Good News: Women in Architecture | Rome, Italy | Maxxi Museum | 2021 | [133] |
A Different Future in the Making | Chicago | 2020 | [134] | |
Baleinopolis: The Secret Societies of Cetaceans | Paris, France | Dorée Tropical Aquarium | 2019 | [135] |
Stage Buoys | Chicago | Chicago Architecture Biennial | 2017 | [136] |
Hive | Washington, D.C. | National Building Museum | 2017 | [137] [138] |
Working in America | Chicago | 2016 | [139] | |
Thinning Ice | Miami, Florida | Design Miami | 2014 | [140] |
Changes of Phase | Chicago | Thodos Dance Chicago | 2014 | [141] |
EXPO Chicago | Chicago | 2012 –2014 | [142] | |
Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects | Chicago | Art Institute of Chicago | 2012–2013 | [96] [143] [144] |
Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at the Museum of Modern Art | New York City | Museum of Modern Art | 2012 | [145] [146] |
Baseball in the City | Chicago | Art Institute of Chicago | 2004 | [147] |
Marble Curtain | Washington, D.C. | Masonry Variations, National Building Museum | 2003–2004 | [16] [148] [149] |