Local Girl Makes Good
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang (Studio-Gang Architects) is a contender in two rather diverse competitions this month: the Wired Rave Awards and The Hoboken September 11th Memorial.
Wired Magazine nominated five people - or groups - in each of fourteen categories, from Architect and Artist to Game Designer and Medical Scientist. Along with Jeanne Gang for her design of the Starlight Theater in Rockford, Illinois (which features an operable roof that opens to the stars in, appropriately, a star-shape) are superstar architects Norman Foster (Swiss Re Headquarters in London), Frank Gehry (Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles), Zaha Hadid (Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati) and Herzog & De Meuron (Prada Store in Tokyo). Aside from Gang's Theater, each project has received international recognition equal to the international recognition of the architect behind the design. Regardless of the winner, the fact that she was nominated is testimony to her skill and the appeal of the theater's design.
Starlight Theater, Rockford, IL. Studio-Gang Architects.
Ms. Gang is a member of the interdisciplinary FLOW Group, one of four finalists for The Hoboken September 11th Memorial, to be located in Pier A Park on the Hoboken waterfront. To commemorate the over fifty victims from Hoboken in the events of September 11th, their design locates a kinetic sculpture in the water as a destination for visitors. The link to the Starlight Theater is undeniable and may indicate a direction of investigation for the young architect.
Wired Magazine nominated five people - or groups - in each of fourteen categories, from Architect and Artist to Game Designer and Medical Scientist. Along with Jeanne Gang for her design of the Starlight Theater in Rockford, Illinois (which features an operable roof that opens to the stars in, appropriately, a star-shape) are superstar architects Norman Foster (Swiss Re Headquarters in London), Frank Gehry (Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles), Zaha Hadid (Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati) and Herzog & De Meuron (Prada Store in Tokyo). Aside from Gang's Theater, each project has received international recognition equal to the international recognition of the architect behind the design. Regardless of the winner, the fact that she was nominated is testimony to her skill and the appeal of the theater's design.
Starlight Theater, Rockford, IL. Studio-Gang Architects.
Ms. Gang is a member of the interdisciplinary FLOW Group, one of four finalists for The Hoboken September 11th Memorial, to be located in Pier A Park on the Hoboken waterfront. To commemorate the over fifty victims from Hoboken in the events of September 11th, their design locates a kinetic sculpture in the water as a destination for visitors. The link to the Starlight Theater is undeniable and may indicate a direction of investigation for the young architect.