Design Indaba 2020: 5 Stand-out Projects by Studio Gang

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Studio Gang, led by award-winning architect Jeanne Gang, is an architectural practice focused on sustainability and making cities more habitable and community-focused.

Jeanne, who will be speaking at Design Indaba 2020, running from 26 – 28 February in Cape Town, was named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2019. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and an International Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Below are 5 of the studio’s stand-out projects, both completed and under construction:

Project: Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum of Natural History

Location: New York City, New York, USA

Sector: Cultural, education

Status: Set to be completed in 2022

Project: Writers Theatre

Location: Illinois, USA

Sector: Cultural

Status: Completed in 2016

Image credit: Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing

Image credit: Steve Hall / Hall Merrick

Project: Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

Location: Michigan, USA

Sector: Cultural, Educational, Office

Status: Completed in 2014

Image credit: Steve Hall / Hall Merrick

Image credit: Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing

Project: Aqua Tower

Location: Chicago, USA

Sector: Residential, Office

Status: Completed in 2010

Image credit: Steve Hall / Hedrich Blessing

Image credit: Butler V. Adams

Project: MIRA

Location: San Francisco, USA

Sector: Residential

Status: Set to be completed in 2020

Image credit: Jason O’Rear

Image credit: Jason O’Rear

See more projects at studiogang.com. The Design Indaba Festival, where Jeanne Gang is speaking, runs from 26–28 February 2020. For more information, visit designindaba.com.