Recognition
Studio Gang has won numerous awards, including the 2016 Architizer A+ Firm of the Year Award and the 2013 National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Architecture Honor Award, AIA San Francisco, 2025 / California College of the Arts Campus Expansion
Firm Award, AIA California, 2025
Urban Design Honor Award, AIA New York, 2025 / Tom Lee Park
Citation of Merit, AIA New York, 2025 / Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation of Merit, AIA Arkansas, 2024 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Architecture Honor Award, AIA Kentucky, 2024 / University of Kentucky Gray Design Building
Architecture Honor Award, AIA California, 2024 / Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation of Merit, AIA Chicago, 2024 / Gilder Center
Architecture Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2024 / Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Institute Honor Award, Architecture, 2024 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Architecture Honor Award, AIA San Francisco, 2024 / Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Citation for a Comprehensive Reorganization of Interior Space, AIA New York, 2024 / Gilder Center
Excellence Award, AIA Brooklyn, 2023 / 11 Hoyt
Best in Competition, AIA Brooklyn, 2023 / 11 Hoyt
Winner, AIA Chicago People’s Choice Award, 2023 / St. Regis Chicago
Citation of Merit, AIA Chicago, 2023 / St. Regis Chicago
Architecture Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2023 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Architecture Honor Award, AIA New York, 2023 / 11 Hoyt
Architecture Merit Award, AIA New York State, 2020 / Rescue Company 2
Architecture Merit Award, AIA New York, 2020 / Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Honor Award, Distinguished Building, AIA Chicago, 2018 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Great Places, AIA Illinois, 2018 / Aqua Tower
Honor Award, AIA Hampton Roads, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Institute Honor Award, Interior Architecture, 2017 / Writers Theatre
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit, AIA Chicago, 2016 / City Hyde Park
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit, AIA Chicago, 2016 / Writers Theatre
Institute Honor Award, Architecture, 2016 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park
Interior Architecture Award, AIA Chicago, 2016 / Writers Theatre
Divine Detail Award, AIA Chicago, 2016 / City Hyde Park
Divine Detail Award, AIA Chicago, 2016 / Writers Theatre
Daniel Burnham Award for Master Planning, AIA Illinois, 2016 / Technical team for Positioning Pullman
Divine Detail Award, Design Excellence Awards, AIA Chicago, 2015 / Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Distinguished Building Award, AIA Chicago, 2015 / Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Honor Award, AIA Illinois, 2015 / Northerly Island
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit, AIA Chicago, 2014 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park
Interior Architecture Citation of Merit, AIA Chicago, 2014 / PAHC Studio
Distinguished Building Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2010 / Aqua Tower
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit Award, AIA Chicago, 2010 / Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit Award, AIA Chicago, 2009 / Brick Weave House
Divine Detail Special Recognition Award, AIA Chicago, 2009 / Brick Weave House
Mies Van der Rohe Award, AIA Illinois, 2009 / SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center
Interior Architecture Citation of Merit Award, AIA Chicago, 2008 / Workspace 1212
Unbuilt Citation of Merit Award, AIA Chicago, 2008 / Architecture for Humanity Biloxi Pinecone House
Unbuilt Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2008 / Zhong Bang Village
Divine Detail Citation of Merit Award, AIA Chicago, 2008 / SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit Award, AIA Chicago, 2008 / SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center
Emerging Visions Award, AIA Chicago, 2006
Distinguished Building Honor Award, AIA Chicago, 2004 / Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit Award, AIA Chicago, 2004 / Chinese American Service League Kam Liu Center
Distinguished Building Honor Award, AIA Illinois, 2004 / Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre
Distinguished Building Citation of Merit Award, AIA Illinois, 2004 / Chinese American Service League Kam Liu Center
Special Recognition, AIA Illinois, 2004 / Marble Curtain
150 Great Places in Illinois, AIA Illinois, 2004 / Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre
Emerging Visions Award, AIA Chicago, 2000
Architecture Design Winner, National Design Awards, 2013
Winner, 67th Annual Progressive Architecture Awards, 2020 / Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History
High Commendation, AR Future Projects Awards, MIPIM, 2020 / Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History
Woman Architect of the Year, 2016 / Jeanne Gang
Winner, Architectural Book of the Year, Technical Category, 2024 / The Art of Architectural Grafting
Glass Future Prize, 2018 / Tour Montparnasse
WAFX Prize, 2018 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Finalist
Residential Category, 2019 / Solstice on the Park
Office Category, 2019 / Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Future Projects Category, 2019 / University of Chicago Center in Paris Project
Culture Category, 2019 / Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History
Residential Category, 2018 / Q Residences
Health Category, 2018 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Competition Designs Category, 2018 / Tour Montparnasse
Shortlist
Higher Education Category, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Cultural Spaces Category, 2016 / Writers Theatre
Higher Education Category, 2016 / Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Sport and Civic Category, 2014 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park
Civic Category, 2008 / SOS International Children’s Village
Annual Design Gala
Excellence in Building Award, 2020
Best of Design Awards
Winner, Higher Education—Residential Category, 2024 / Kresge College Residential Buildings
Winner, Cultural Category, 2024 / Gilder Center
Honorable Mention, Cultural Category, 2023 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Editors’ Picks, Residential Multi-Unit Category, 2022 / 11 Hoyt
Editors’ Picks, Unbuilt Residential Multi-Unit Category, 2022 / One Delisle
Honorable Mention, Best of Design Awards, Institutional – Higher Ed Category, 2020 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Honorable Mention, Public Category, 2020 / Rescue Company 2
Honorable Mention, Exhibition Design, 2020 / Baleinopolis
Honorable Mention, Unbuilt Cultural Category, 2019 / Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History
Editors’ Picks, Residential Multiunit Category, 2019 / Solstice on the Park
Honorable Mention, Unbuilt Landscape Category, 2019 / Tom Lee Park
Winner, Unbuilt Cultural Category, 2019 / Arkansas Arts Center
Honorable Mention, Commercial Office Category, 2019 / Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Building of the Year Midwest, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Most Innovative Companies in Architecture
Fourth Place, 2021
First Place, 2020
Fifth Place, 2019
Third Place, 2018
Innovation by Design Awards
Finalist; Spaces and Places Category, 2024 / Gilder Center
Winner, Spaces and Places Category, 2021 / Beloit Powerhouse
Finalist; Spaces, Places and Cities Category, 2020 / Rescue Company 2
Finalist; Cities Category, 2020 / MIRA
Honorable Mention; Spaces, Places and Cities Category, 2018 / Memphis Riverfront Concept
Finalist; Spaces, Places and Cities Category, 2018 / Polis Station
Finalist; Spaces, Places, and Cities Category, 2019 / Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
World Changing Ideas Awards
Finalist; Urban Design Category, 2024 / Tom Lee Park
A+ Awards
Popular Choice Winner, Higher Education and Research Facilities Category, 2024 / Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Jury Award Winner, Museum Category, 2024 / Gilder Center
Finalist, Public Parks and Green Spaces Category, 2024 / Tom Lee Park
Jury Award Winner, Gyms & Recreation Center Category, 2021 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Popular Choice Winner, Gyms & Recreation Center Category, 2021 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Jury Award Winner, Multi-Unit House – High Rise Category, 2021 / One Hundred
Jury Award Winner, Unbuilt – Cultural, 2020 / Gilder Center
Jury Award Winner, Commercial – Office Mid-Rise Category, 2020 / Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Project of the Year Special Honoree Award, 2020 / Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Jury Award Winner, Residential – Unbuilt Multi-Unit Housing Category, 2020 / MIRA
Finalist, Institutional Unbuilt Category, 2019 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Special Mention, Unbuilt Sports and Recreation Category / Beloit College Powerhouse
Finalist, Multi Unit Housing Mid Rise Category, 2018 / City Hyde Park
Finalist, Recreation Centers Category, 2018 / Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571
Finalist, Unbuilt Masterplan Category, 2018 / Memphis Riverfront Concept
Jury and Popular Choice Award Winner, 2017 / Writers Theatre
Special Mention, 2017 / Civic Commons
Firm of the Year, 2016
Jury Award Winner, 2015 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park
AD100, 2023
AD100, 2022
AD100, 2021
AD100, 2020
AD100, 2019
AD100, 2018
AD100, 2017
Award for Excellence in Design, 2015 / Rescue Company 2
Merit Award, AZ Awards for Design Excellence, 2014 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park
Architecture Film of the Year (with Spirit of Space), Longlist, 2021 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Top 10 US architecture projects 2020 / Beloit College Powerhouse
Dezeen Architect of the Year Award
Shortlisted, 2024
Longlisted, 2020
Shortlisted, 2019
Longlisted, 2019
Gold Award, Building Team Awards, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Global Citizen Award, 2020 / Jeanne Gang
Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards
Neighborhood Development Award, 2009 / SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center
Award for Architectural Excellence, 3rd Place, 2005 / Chinese American Service League
Petal Certification, 2013 / Midwest Offices, Natural Resources Defense Council
Best Project Award, Cultural/Worship Category, 2023 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Finalist, Best Project Award, Residential/Hospitality Category, 2021 / One Hundred
Best Project Award, Residential/Hospitality Category, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Excellence in Office Development, 2020 / Solar Carve
Winner, Completed Culture, 2023 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Winner, Overall Winner, 2023 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
Winner, Renovation, 2021 / Beloit Powerhouse
Winner, Office & Business, 2020 / Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
Winner, Urban Planning, 2018 / Memphis Riverfront Concept
Winner, Sport and Leisure, 2017 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park & Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571
Finalist, Culture, 2017 / Writers Theatre
Winner, Real Estate Deals of the Year Award, San Francisco Business Times, 2021 / MIRA
WoodWorks Design Awards
Institutional Wood Design Award, 2017 / Writers Theatre
Innovative Wood Design Award, 2010 / Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo
Top 10 Projects of 2024 / Kresge College Expansion at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Prize, Educational Buildings Category, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Firm of the Year Shortlist, 2017
Chicago River Blue Awards
Blue Ribbon Award, 2018 / Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571
Green Ribbon Award, 2014 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park
Best Multifamily Building, PCI Design Awards, 2022 / 11 Hoyt
Best Government and Public Building, 2021 / FDNY Rescue Company 2
Best Higher Education/University Building, PCI Design Awards, 2018 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Merit Award Winner, 2008 / SOS Children’s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center
Jury’s Choice Award, Excellence in Architecture for a New Building, 2025 / CCA
Gold Medal Award & Presidential Award, 2003 / Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre
Winner, Great Places Awards, 2013 / Northerly Island
Acknowledgement Prize North America, 2011 / Ford Calumet Environmental Center
Civic, Commercial, and Cultural Architect of the Year / Jeanne Gang
Award of Merit, 2017 / Writers Theatre
Grand Prize, Prism Stone in Architecture Awards, 2004 / Marble Curtain
DBIA National Project/Team Awards
Excellence in Design Award, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Community Impact and Social Responsibility Award, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
National Award of Merit, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
American Architecture Awards
Winner, 2015 / Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership
Winner, 2014 / WMS Boathouse at Clark Park
Winner, 2011 / Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo
Winner, 2008 / Aqua Tower
Most Compassionate Architectural Firm, 2009
Best Large Structure, Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards, 2010 / Aqua Tower
Best of Institutional, 2004 / Chinese American Service League
Best New Institutional Building, Best of Downtown Awards, 2005 / Chinese American Service League
Best Precast Project, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Awards, 2017 / University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Design Award of Honor, SARA Design Awards, 2004 / Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre
Metal Architecture Design Awards
Grand Award Winner, 2018 / Eleanor Boathouse at Park 571
Best Overall Design Award, 2004 / Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre
Best New Skyscraper of the Year, 2009 / Aqua Tower
International Highrise Award Finalist, 2010 / Aqua Tower
Make It Better Award, 2016
Award of Excellence, Best Tall Building, Under 100 meters, CTBUH Awards, 2024 / Q Residences
Award of Excellence, Best Tall Building 300-399 meters, Audience & Category Winner, CTBUH Awards, 2022 / St. Regis Chicago
Award of Excellence, Best Tall Mixed-Use Building, Audience Winner, CTBUH Awards, 2022 / St. Regis Chicago
Award of Excellence, Best Tall Building Americas, Audience Winner, CTBUH Awards, 2022 / St. Regis Chicago
Award of Merit, IES Illumination Awards, 2024 / Gilder Center
Honor Award, General Design, ASLA Professional Awards, 2024 / Tom Lee Park
First Place, American Concrete Institute Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, High-Rise Buildings Category, 2024 / Kō’ula
First Place, American Concrete Institute Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, Low-Rise Buildings Category, 2021 / Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts