Jeanne Gang
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, 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, and her projects have been widely awarded.
Jeanne Gang | |
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| Born | March 19, 1964 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (B.S., 1986), ETH: Swiss Federal University of Technical Studies, Zurich Urban Design Studies (Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, 1989), École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles, Harvard University Graduate School of Design (M.Arch., 1993) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | 2017 Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award (Philadelphia Center for Architecture), 2013 National Design Award (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum), 2011 MacArthur Fellow |
| 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, WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, 11 Hoyt Brooklyn |
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