Jeanne Gang
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Jeanne Gang leads Studio Gang Architects
, a Chicago
-based architecture and design firm. Gang's projects include Aqua, an 82-story mixed-use high-rise, and SOS Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center, a 16800 square feet (1,560.8 m²) foster care community center on Chicago's South Side.
She was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.
in Architecture from the University of Illinois
in 1986 and a Master of Architecture
with Distinction from Harvard University
in 1993. In 1989, she was an International Rotary Fellow
, and she studied at the ETH Swiss Federal University of Technical Studies
in Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to founding her own firm, she worked with OMA
/Rem Koolhaas
in Rotterdam
.
Studio Gang's work has been exhibited at the International Venice Biennale
, the National Building Museum
, and the Art Institute of Chicago
, and Gang has been featured in publications such as Metropolis
and Architecture Magazine
. She has received high honors for her work, including an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2006.
Gang has taught architecture as an adjunct associate professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology
since 1998. She was visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
in 2004, held the Louis I. Kahn professor chair at the Yale School of Architecture
in 2005, and was the Graduate Design Studio Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University
in the spring of 2007.
Studio Gang Architects
Studio Gang Architects is a Chicago-based architecture and design firm led by Jeanne Gang. Recognized for innovative ideas centered on sustainability, Studio Gang's work has been published and exhibited worldwide, including at the International Venice Biennale, the National Building Museum in...
, a Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based architecture and design firm. Gang's projects include Aqua, an 82-story mixed-use high-rise, and SOS Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center, a 16800 square feet (1,560.8 m²) foster care community center on Chicago's South Side.
She was named a 2011 MacArthur Fellow.
Biography
Gang earned a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Architecture from the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
in 1986 and a Master of Architecture
Master of Architecture
The Master of Architecture is a professional degree in architecture, qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation that result in receiving a license.-Overview:...
with Distinction from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1993. In 1989, she was an International Rotary Fellow
Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs...
, and she studied at the ETH Swiss Federal University of Technical Studies
ETH Zurich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
in Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to founding her own firm, she worked with OMA
Office for Metropolitan Architecture
OMA , is a Rotterdam based architecture firm of Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas.The firm was founded in 1975 by Rem Koolhaas and Elia Zenghelis with Madelon Vriesendorp and Zoe Zenghelis.-History:...
/Rem Koolhaas
Rem Koolhaas
Remment Lucas Koolhaas is a Dutch architect, architectural theorist, urbanist and "Professor in Practice of Architecture and Urban Design" at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, USA. Koolhaas studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in Amsterdam, at the Architectural...
in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
.
Studio Gang's work has been exhibited at the International Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, the National Building Museum
National Building Museum
The National Builders Museum, in Washington, D.C., United States, is a museum of "architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning"...
, and the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
, and Gang has been featured in publications such as Metropolis
Metropolis (American magazine)
Metropolis is a monthly magazine about architecture and design, with a focus on sustainability. It is based in New York and has been published since 1981, with the current print circulation around 57,000....
and Architecture Magazine
Architecture (magazine)
Originally titled Journal of the American Institute of Architects from January 1944 through 1951, the magazine changed its name to The American Institute of Architects Journal. After publication of the AIA Journal ended in August 1976, then followed Architecture magazine...
. She has received high honors for her work, including an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2006.
Gang has taught architecture as an adjunct associate professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law...
since 1998. She was visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
in 2004, held the Louis I. Kahn professor chair at the Yale School of Architecture
Yale School of Architecture
The Yale School of Architecture is one of the constituent professional schools of Yale University. It is generally considered to be one of the most prestigious architecture schools in the world.- History :...
in 2005, and was the Graduate Design Studio Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in the spring of 2007.
Awards and honors
- Fellow, American Institute of ArchitectsAmerican Institute of ArchitectsThe American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
, 2009 - "Cultural Heroes," Time Out Chicago, 2008
- Iakov Chernikov Prize Nominee, 2008
- Academy Award in Architecture, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 2006
- Emerging Voices Award, Architecture League of New York, 2006
- Rave Award Nominee, Wired MagazineWired (magazine)Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
, 2004 - Chicagoans of the Year, Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, December 2004 - Design Vanguard, Architectural RecordArchitectural RecordArchitectural Record is an American monthly magazine dedicated to architecture and interior design, published by McGraw-Hill Construction in New York City. It is over 110 years old...
, 2001
External links
- Studio Gang official website
- Metropolis Magazine "Jeanne Gang: The Art of Nesting"