Studio Gang Architects, founded in 1997, is a Chicago-based architecture and design firm led by Jeanne Gang. Studio Gang Architects' work has been widely recognized for its design innovation[1] and published and exhibited worldwide, including at the International Venice Biennale, the National Building Museum in Washington, DC and the Art Institute of Chicago. The firm employs 56 people.[2] The firm is best known for Aqua Tower, the undulating 82-story mixed-use high-rise that is the tallest building in the world designed by a woman. [3]
| Studio Gang Architects | |
|---|---|
 The Aqua Tower in Chicago | |
| Practice information | |
| Key architects | Jeanne Gang |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA New York, New York, USA |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Projects | Aqua Tower, Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center |
Selected projects
Towers
- Aqua, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2010
- Solar Carve Tower, New York, NY, USA
- Chicago Square HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany, master plan completed 2006 (unbuilt)
- City Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, USA, under construction
- Hyderabad Tellapur 2.0, Hyderabad, India
- Solstice on the Park, Chicago, IL, USA
- Zhong Bang Village, Shanghai, China
Cultural
- BLUEprint, with the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2014
- WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2013
- Chicago Visitor Center, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL, USA, design completed 2001
- Chinese American Service League Kam Liu Building, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2004
- Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre, Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL, USA, completed 2003
- Reedy Square, Greenville, SC, USA
- SOS Children's Village Lavezzorio Community Center, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2007
Educational
- University of Chicago Campus North, Chicago, IL, USA
- Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
- Blue Wall Centre,Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
- Ford Calumet Environmental Center, Calumet City, IL, USA
- Harper Memorial Library, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- McCormick-Tribune Welcome Center, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2003
- Media Production Center, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2010
- Nature Boardwalk and Education Pavilion, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2010
- Northerly Island Framework Plan, Chicago, IL, USA
Residential
- Belden Loft, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 1998
- Brick Weave House, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2008
- Biloxi Pinecone House, Biloxi, MS, USA, design completed 2008 (unbuilt)
- Highlands Pond House Interior, Aspen, CO, USA, completed 2006
- Maisonette, Chicago, IL, USA, completed 2008
Exhibitions
- Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects, The Art Institute of Chicago, September 2012-February 2013, Chicago, IL, USA[4]
- Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream, Museum of Modern Art, February–August 2012, New York, NY, USA[5]
- 10 Visions Exhibition: Chicago Architecture, November 2004-April 2005, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA[6]
- Transcending Type: Stadium, Venice Biennale 2004, Venice, Italy[7]
- Marble Curtain, Masonry Variations Exhibit, October 2003-April 2004, National Building Museum, Washington, DC, USA[8]
- NASA Aerospace Design Exhibition, 2004, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA[9]
Selected awards
- Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction Acknowledgement Prize North America, 2011, for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center[10]
- Distinguished Building Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2011, for the Nature Boardwalk, Education Pavilion and South Pond Transformation at Lincoln Park Zoo[11]
- Most Compassionate Architectural Firm, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), 2009[12]
- Skyscraper of the Year Award, Emporis, 2009, for the Aqua Tower[13]
- Emerging Visions Award, AIA Chicago, 2000 & 2006[14]
- Neighborhood Development Award, 3rd place, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, 2005, for the Chinese American Service League[15]
References
- ^ Jeanne Gang: Material Humanist, AIArchitect This Week, March 20, 2009. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/05/19/140519fa_fact_waldman "The Urban Wild," The New Yorker, May 19, 2014
- ^ http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/building-inside-studio-gang-architects
- ^ http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/building-inside-studio-gang-architects
- ^ MOMA webpage. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Art Institute of Chicago webpage.Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Architecture Exposed webpage. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ National Building Museum webpage.Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Aerospace Design: The Art of Engineering from NASA's Aeronautical Research, Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Regional Holcim Awards 2011 North America. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Distinguished Building Honor Award, AIA Chicago. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Cityscapes: A skyscraper for the birds, Chicago Tribune, September 17, 2009. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Emporis Skyscraper Award 2009. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ ArchitectureChicago PLUS. April 5, 2007. Retrieved 2013-01-27
- ^ Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, past winners webpage. Retrieved 2013-01-27