Jeanne Gang: The Art of Nesting
Whether it’s a condo tower or community center, Jeanne Gang’s approach to materials and construction remains bold and ingenious.
"This will be one of the tallest buildings in Chicago, the birthplace of the modern skyscraper. It will also be one of the greenest and most appealing tall buildings in a place that has produced some of the country’s best architecture. It feels like I’m in a tree house, and it isn’t just the maze of wooden ladders. It’s also Gang’s quiet enjoyment and self-possessed determination. She’s unfazed by the size of the project or her achievement at a mere 44 years old. Barely a dozen years after moving to Chicago and kicking off her own practice, she’s making a leap to what young architects rarely and female architects almost never have done—building on a scale that will have a major impact on their city."
http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=3398
Architect Jeanne Gang on the terrace of Aqua, what will be an 82-story skyscraper under construction in downtown Chicago.
Anna Knott
Gang extruded the floor slabs to enhance views of key sites in the area and analyzed the building’s seasonal sun exposure to optimize their shading potential, then softened the curves for aesthetic effect.
1 Lake Michigan 0.3 mi
2 Navy Pier 0.5 mi
3 Lakeshore East Park 0.1 mi
4 North Shoreline 1.0 mi
5 BP Bridge 0.2 mi
6 Cloud Gate 0.2 mi
courtesy Studio Gang Architects.
Gang on top of Aqua’s plinth, which features a green roof.
courtesy Studio Gang Architects.
A section details the increasing floor heights toward the top.
courtesy Studio Gang Architects
An elevation shows the conventional slab-and-column structure.
courtesy Studio Gang Architects
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