Studio Gang Architects to lecture at Warehouse

Studio Gang Architects to lecture at WarehouseSeptember 13, 2006Mary Kate O’Brienmcobrien@syr.edu

Architects Jeanne Gang and Mark Schendel of Studio Gang, located in Chicago, will lecture at the Syracuse University School of Architecture Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 4:30 p.m. in the main auditorium of the school’s home, The Warehouse, 350 W. Fayette St. The lecture, “Scale,” is free and open to the public. For information on parking at The Warehouse, call (315) 443-8238. (At right: Chicago’s Aqua Tower, designed by Studio Gang)

Gang is the principal and founder of Studio Gang. She formed the practice in 1997 after significant experience as a senior designer in Chicago with BHA and in Rotterdam with OMA/Rem Koolhaas. She leads the design teams at Studio Gang and collaborates directly with clients. Her focus on materials, technology and sustainability is supported through a mode of working that combines practice, teaching and research. Her work with Studio Gang has received national and international awards and recognition.

Schendel, also a principal of Studio Gang, practiced with a number firms before joining Studio Gang, including six years as senior architect with OMA/Rem Koolhaas. He oversees construction documentation and administration on the firm’s projects. Recent projects of the firm include the Starlight Theatre in Rockford, Ill., and the Aqua Tower in Chicago.

An exhibition of Studio Gang’s current projects is on display in the Architecture Gallery at The Warehouse from Sept. 4-29.

For more information, contact Mary Kate O’Brien, communications manager of the School of Architecture, at (315) 443-2388 or mcobrien@syr.edu.