Jeanne Gang Selected as Winner of 2017 Marcus Prize for Architecture

Writers Theatre. Image Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing

American architect and MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Marcus Prize.

Awarded every two years by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning in partnership with the Marcus Corporation Foundation, the $100,000 prize was established to recognize architects from around the globe currently on a trajectory to greatness. In addition to the cash prize, the award will support an upcoming design studio at the school led by Gang.

Previous winners of the award include Joshua Prince-Ramus (2015); Sou Fujimoto (2013), Dibdo Francis Kr (2011); Alejandro Aravena (2009/2010); Frank Barkow, Barkow Leibinger (2007); and Winy Maas, MVRDV (2005).

Jeanne Gang. Image Sally Ryan

Gang was selected from a pool of nominees from 16 countries across 4 continents, all of whom were required to demonstrate a minimum of ten years of proven, exceptional practice.

[Gang] is adept at outstanding design for all scales–from the neighborhood and urban scale to the detail of buildings and interior elements, commented jury member John Czarnecki, Editor-in-Chief of Contract Magazine. Her practice combines design thinking about the impact of architecture and urban design on cities as well as the creation of beautiful buildings rooted in context that will stand the test of time.

Diner en Blanc Chicago 2014 at Lincoln Park Zoo’s Nature Boardwalk. Image Ronald Leon Hale

WMS Boathouse at Clark Park. Image Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing

Recent and ongoing projects by Studio Gang include an exhibit for the US Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale, the extension of New York’s Museum of Natural History, and Hive, the latest installation for the National Building Museum’s Summer Block Party program.

See more of Studio Gang‘s work, here.

Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. Image Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing

University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons. Image Tom Harris