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"A Chicago architect renowned for her sublime engineering makes buildings that really work for New Yorkers."

"The powerhouse project, which includes LEED certification and geothermal systems, also 'reanimated a once tarnished river edge to a new center focused around community, health and wellness,' Anke Meyer, one of the judges of the [World Architecture Festival] competition wrote."

"Von vimmelhoch strebend bis bodennah: Die wegweisenden Bauten von Jeanne Gang verkorpern die Architektur der Zukunft."

To be celebrated at the Architect's Newspaper ⁠first Annual Design Gala, the Excellence in Building award recognizes innovative responses to issues of environmental and ecological sustainability within the architecture and design community.

"Studio Gang turned towards the architectural vernacular of the San Francisco-area for the overall form and massing of the tower and townhomes, reinterpreting classical bay windows into a contemporary gesture."

Martha Thorne, executive director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, includes Aqua Tower in her list of the most groundbreaking structures of the last decade.

Architectural Digest includes Vista Tower in their round up of 11 buildings to look forward to in 2020.

"Revealing the architectural potential of a people-centered, analytical approach, Solar Carve offers a model for how an integrated approach to site-specific environmental conditions and updating inherited zoning codes can enable new buildings to improve dense neighborhoods and protect public space."

“Capturing the spirit of innovation of the Enterprise Research Campus, our design will transform a former industrial site into a fertile new ground for the exchange of ideas and creative expression.” — Jeanne Gang

Jeanne Gang is featured in the new book Breaking Ground: Architecture by Women.

"O’Hare’s Global Terminal . . . will be nearly twice the size of the terminal its replacing, which means the nation’s busiest airport will become even more of an economic driver for the Chicago."

"This month we again salute the creative talents who represent the best of the best. . . Good design knows no borders, so the blue-chip firms hailed on the following pages embody an international fellowship of trailblazers and standard-bearers whose work is as inspiring as it is influential."

Five Studio Gang projects were selected for the 2019 AN Best of Design Awards.

Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave) is in the running to win Curbed's best NYC building of 2019. Vote here.

"'We wanted to show how a building could be a good neighbor,' Jeanne Gang tells RECORD of her firm’s new speculative office building beside the High Line in New York, called Solar Carve."

"À Paris, elle va bâtir le nouveau centre de l'Université de Chicago. Son credo : le respect de l'environnement. Rencontre avec une « starchitecte » très engagée."

"What makes this geometrically intricate building unique is its modular facade system, 'made up of families of units that repeat every 11 floors.' This results in the curtain wall’s white panels twisting effect."

"'Actionable idealism,' said Jeanne Gang on the morning of Thursday, November 20. 'We want to create a world where big ideas can be articulated, but at the same time, they can be done in our lifetime.' The Chicago-based architect used this concept as the thesis for her keynote speech at Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual conference, held this year in Atlanta."

"Touted by boosters as an eco-friendly alternative to concrete and steel, with a tactile warmth that theoretically makes for a more nurturing workplace, large buildings of structural timber have developed a cult following. . . The most visually striking of the projects will be the one at California College of the Arts."

Celebrating their 50th anniversary, CTBUH names Aqua Tower one of the 50 most influential tall buildings from the last 50 years.

Jeanne Gang writes about her inspirations for One Last Thing in the current issue of Dwell.

"In her interview with Amy Stone, Margaret talks about her love for interior architecture and her pursuit for balance, advising those just starting their careers to think deeply about the kind of architecture that most interests them."

What if skyscrapers can be porous connectors, rather than barriers, for the public realm?⁠ Studio Gang's case study explores how Vista Tower works to create new connections in the city.

"Sur les bords du lac Michigan, aux Etats-Unis, l’édifice qui culmine à 363 m sera livré l’année prochaine. La tour, qui sera la troisième plus haute de Chicago, soigne aussi son rapport au sol. L’édifice se soulève en son centre pour libérer un passage pour les promeneurs."

"A new kind of skyscraper is bringing more light and air to an increasingly dense New York City."