Studio Gang Architects
Studio Gang Architects | |
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The Aqua Tower in Chicago | |
Practice information | |
Key architects | Jeanne Gang |
Location | New York, New York, USA |
Founded | 1997 |
Work | |
Projects | Aqua Tower, Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center |
Studio Gang Architects is an architecture and urban design firm with offices in Chicago and New York. Founded by MacArthur fellow Jeanne Gang in 1997, the studio is known for its focus on sustainability, material experimentation, and collaboration.[1] The firm’s works range from the 82-story Aqua Tower to smaller civic, education, and arts projects, such as the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership and the WMS Boathouse at Clark Park. Studio Gang’s master planning projects, such as the Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo and the Northerly Island Framework Plan, have won awards for sustainability and overall design.[2]
Background
Studio Gang was founded by Jeanne Gang in 1997. The Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre, completed in 2003, won praise from critics;[3] the Chinese American Service League Kam Liu Center, finished the following year, garnered the firm additional accolades.[4][5] Aqua Tower and the Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo, both finished in 2010, increased Studio Gang’s global profile significantly, winning acclaim from architecture critics.[6][7]
The firm’s recent projects have explored new typologies, materials, and techniques: the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership is a purpose-built structure for social justice education and utilizes cordwood masonry for its exterior walls.[8] The WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, its roof inspired by Eadweard Muybridge's stop-motion photographs of rowers, is one of four boathouses intended to revitalize the Chicago River. Major projects, including Northerly Island, the University of Chicago Campus North Residence Hall, and City Hyde Park will be completed by the end of 2016.
The Studio employs more than 70 people as of February 2015.[9]
Selected projects
Towers
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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160 Folsom | San Francisco, CA | in design process | 2016 | [10] |
Aqua Tower | Chicago, IL | completed | 2010 | [11] |
City Hyde Park | Chicago, IL | under construction | 2016 | [12] |
HafenCity Crane Tower | Hamburg | design concept completed | 2006 | [13] |
Hyderabad O2 | Hyderabad | design concept completed | 2008 | [14] |
Recombinant House | Cicero, IL | design concept completed | 2012 | [15] |
Shoreland | Chicago, IL | completed | 2014 | [16] |
Solar Carve Tower | New York, NY | in design process | 2015 | [17] |
Solstice on the Park | Chicago, IL | in design process | 2017 | [18] |
Vancouver Pair | Vancouver, BC | design concept completed | 2010 | [19] |
Wanda Vista | Chicago, IL | design concept completed | 2018 | [20] |
Zhong Bang Village | Shanghai | competition design completed | 2003 | [21] |
Education
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College | Kalamazoo, MI | completed | 2014 | [22] |
Beloit College Powerhouse | Beloit, WI | design concept completed | 2018 | [23] |
Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center | Chicago, IL | completed | 2010 | [24] |
University of Chicago Campus North Residence Hall | Chicago, IL | under construction | 2016 | [25] |
Nature, Culture, and Community
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre | Rockford, IL | completed | 2003 | [26] |
Blue Wall Center | Greenville, SC | design concept completed | 2010 | [27] |
Chinese American Service League Kam Liu Center | Chicago, IL | completed | 2004 | [28] |
Ford Calumet Environmental Center | Calumet City, IL | design concept completed | 2008 | [29] |
HafenCity Chicago Square | Hamburg | design concept completed | 2006 | [30] |
Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Pop Music Center | Kaohsiung | competition design completed | 2011 | [31] |
National Aquarium in Baltimore BLUEprint | Baltimore, MD | in design process | 2015 | [32] |
Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo | Chicago, IL | completed | 2010 | [33] |
Northerly Island Framework Plan | Chicago, IL | under construction | 2015 | [34] |
PAHC Studio | Chicago, IL | completed | 2014 | [35] |
SOS Children's Villages Lavezzorio Community Center | Chicago, IL | completed | 2008 | [36] |
Taipei Pop Music Center | Taipei | competition design completed | 2010 | [37] |
The Conservation Center | Chicago, IL | completed | 2012 | [38] |
WMS Boathouse at Clark Park | Chicago, IL | completed | 2013 | [39] |
Writers Theatre | Glencoe, IL | under construction | 2016 | [40] |
Exhibitions
Project | Location | Status | Year | |
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Baseball in the City at the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | completed | 2004 | [41] |
Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects at the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | completed | 2012 –2013 | [42] |
Changes of Phase for Thodos Dance Chicago | Chicago, IL | completed | 2014 | [43] |
EXPO Chicago | Chicago, IL | completed | 2012 –2014 | [44] |
Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream at the Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | completed | 2012 | [45] |
Marble Curtain at the National Building Museum | Washington, DC | completed | 2003 | [46] |
Thinning Ice at Design Miami | Miami, FL | completed | 2014 | [47] |
Selected awards
- Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction Acknowledgement Prize North America, 2011, for the Ford Calumet Environmental Center[48]
- Distinguished Building Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2011, for the Nature Boardwalk, Education Pavilion and South Pond Transformation at Lincoln Park Zoo[49]
- Most Compassionate Architectural Firm, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), 2009[50]
- Skyscraper of the Year Award, Emporis, 2009, for the Aqua Tower[51]
- Emerging Visions Award, AIA Chicago, 2000 & 2006[52]
- Neighborhood Development Award, 3rd place, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, 2005, for the Chinese American Service League[53]
References
- ↑ http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/05/19/140519fa_fact_waldman "The Urban Wild," The New Yorker, May 19, 2014
- ↑ Environmental Design Research Association Great Places Awards. Retrieved 2015-02-13
- ↑ "Rockford, Racine projects show promise for Chicago designers," Chicago Tribune, June 15, 2003
- ↑ 2004 Citation of Merit, Distinguished Building, AIA Chicago
- ↑ 2005 Award for Architectural Excellence, 3rd Place, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
- ↑ http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/02/01/wave-effect "Wave Effect," The New Yorker, February 1, 2010
- ↑ http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2010/12/from-the-tallest-tower-to-a-local-park-the-best-architecture-of-2010-.html "From the tallest tower to a vibrant urban park, the best architecture of 2010," Chicago Tribune
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2014/160-folsom
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2004/aqua-tower
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2013/city-hyde-park
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2005/hafencity-crane-tower
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2007/hyderabad-o2
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2012/recombinant-house
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2008/shoreland
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2010/solar-carve-tower
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2006/solstice-on-the-park
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2009/vancouver-pair
- ↑ http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2014/12/18/new-details-emerge-for-chicagos-gangdesigned-supertall.php
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2003/zhong-bang-village
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2010/arcus-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2014/beloit-college-powerhouse
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2007/columbia-college-chicago-media-production-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2013/university-of-chicago-campus-north-residence-hall
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/1998/starlight-theatre
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2008/bluewallcenter
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2002/chinese-american-service-league-kam-liu-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2003/ford-calumet-environmental-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2005/hafencity-chicago-square
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2010/kaohsiung-maritime-cultural-and-pop-music-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2013/national-aquarium-blueprint
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2005/nature-boardwalk-lincoln-park-zoo
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2007/northerly-island
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2014/pahc-studio
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2004/sos-childrens-villages-lavezzorio-community-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2009/taipei-pop-music-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2012/the-conservation-center
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2013/wms-boathouse-at-clark-park
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2011/writers-theatre
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2004/baseball-in-the-city
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2012/building-exhibition-art-institute-chicago
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2014/changes-of-phase
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2012/expo-chicago
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2012/moma-foreclosed-rehousing-the-american-dream
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2002/marble-curtain-national-building-museum
- ↑ http://studiogang.net/work/2014/thinning-ice
- ↑ 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
External links
- Official website
- Google (2015-01-08). "Studio Gang Project Locations" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- "Jeanne Gang: The Art of Nesting," Metropolis Magazine
- Architecture-Page Profile
- Lincoln Park Zoo South Pond Restoration and Pavilion, Architectural Record, May 2011.