Dr. Jeanne Gang

Professor

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Biography

Jeanne Gang is the Kajima Professor in Practice of Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a founding partner of Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design practice based in Chicago with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris. Her work draws insight from ecological systems and recognizes that a research-based design process foregrounds the relationships between individuals, communities, and environments. Gang's recent major works include the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, the Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and public spaces like the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College. She is currently involved in upcoming projects such as the expansion of the Clinton Presidential Center and the new United States Embassy in Brasília, Brazil. Gang is the author of four books on architecture, including 'Art Architectural Grafting,' and her work has been widely exhibited in prestigious institutions like the Centre Pompidou and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her accolades include the MacArthur Fellowship and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, alongside various awards recognizing her contributions to the field of architecture. A graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a Master of Architecture with Distinction, she has taught at GSD since 2011, focusing on the complexities of materiality and reuse in architecture.

Research Interests

Experience

Kajima Professor in Practice of Architecture

2011-01-01 — Present

Harvard Graduate School of Design • Cambridge, MA

Teaching architecture studios exploring multifaceted materiality and environmental aspects of buildings.

Courses

STU-1319 New Creative Worker Housing NYC

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).