Jeanne Gang
| Jeanne Gang | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 19, 1964 Belvidere, Illinois |
| 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), Harvard University (M.Arch., 1993) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | 2011 MacArthur Fellow |
| Buildings | Aqua, SOS Lavezzorio Community Center, Starlight Theatre (Rock Valley College), Media Production Center (Columbia College Chicago), Marble Curtain (National Building Museum). |
Jeanne Gang (born March 19, 1964) is an American architect and MacArthur Fellow. She leads Studio Gang Architects, an architecture and design firm based in Chicago and New York. Gang's projects include Aqua, an 82-story mixed-use skyscraper, the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College, the WMS Boathouse at Clark Park on the Chicago River, and the Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo.
Gang was raised in Belvidere, IL and earned her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Illinois in 1986 and a Master of Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design 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.
The work of Studio Gang Architects has been exhibited widely. In 2012, the Studio was featured in the solo exhibition Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects at the Art Institute of Chicago; in 2011, Studio Gang was part of the Museum of Modern Art exhibition Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream. The Studio's work has been shown at the Venice Biennale, the National Building Museum, and at Design Miami. She has received high honors for her work, including the National Design Award for Architectural Design from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in 2013 and an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2006.
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