Architect Jeanne Gang has won this year’s $100,000 ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development.
The 23-year-old prize was established to recognise an individual “who has made distinguished contributions to community building globally, who has established visionary standards of excellence in the land use and development field, and whose commitment to creating the highest-quality built environment has led to the betterment of society”.
Gang is the founding principal and partner at Studio Gang, an international architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, San Francisco and Paris.
“Jeanne’s artistry and creativity have established her as one of the most influential architects of her generation,” said Ed Walter, ULI’s global chief executive. “From museums and skyscrapers to mixed-use developments and learning environments, Jeanne has produced buildings and places that push boundaries and reach new frontiers in sustainable reuse, ecological biodiversity, and social equity. In addition, Jeanne’s commitment to sharing her knowledge and experience with our members has aided ULI in expanding our mission, and I have no doubt this prize will help cement her legacy for years to come.”
Gang was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in the world in 2019.
Gang said: “I hope this award will inspire even more developers, architects, planners and policy makers to come together to realise places that can both uplift communities and support our planet’s greater network of living things.”
The ULI’s prize was established in 2000 through a gift by the Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation to the ULI Foundation. Recent winners have included New York urban planner Jonathan Rose, mayor Anthony Williams, Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, Chicago artist and urban planner Theaster Gates, and Singaporean architect and urban planner Cheong Koon Hean.
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