March 07--Chicago architect Jeanne Gang has been named the 2016 Woman Architect of the Year Award by a British magazine, The Architectural Review.
Gang, who heads Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects, was recognized for her "bold and functional designs that incorporate ecologically friendly technologies." The jury for the international honor singled out her Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Other finalists for the award included Pritzker Prize co-winner Kazuyo Sejima of Japan and Tatiana Bilbao of Mexico, who designed a low-cost house that was exhibited at the recently-concluded Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Blair Kamin is a Tribune critic.
bkamin@tribpub.com
