Studio Gang Architects

Studio Gang Architects
The Aqua Tower in Chicago
Practice information
Key architects	Jeanne Gang
Founded	1997
Significant works and honors
Projects	Aqua Tower, Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center

Studio Gang Architects is an American 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
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
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
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
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

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.