Speaking of the late designer who introduced machine-age aesthetic in the interiors, Gang describe Perriand as someone "who fearlessly adopted the advanced tools and techniques of her time, yet deployed them with care and intelligence, finding combinations between materials, the tools of industry, and traditional craft.” Much like her own approach to realising American architecture that affects people on a deeper level, the architect upheld Pierrand’s forward thinking desire which led her to create design that improved people’s quality of lives.The modernist designer’s pioneering works spread across her seven-decade career were the highlight of an exhibition, hosted last year by London’s Design Museum.An elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipient of several coveted honours including the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture, the Louis I Kahn Memorial Award, and the Marcus Prize, Gang’s focus of practice continues to broaden the horizons of architecture, moving beyond the systems of space, scale, and materiality to creating buildings that act as vessels of human connection, care, and well being.- American Architect- American Architecture- Architecture Award- Chicago- Createurs Design Awards- Environmental Design- France- French Architect- Illinois- Japanese Architect- Jeanne Gang- Modern Architecture- New York- Paris- Public Space- San Francisco- Sir David Adjaye- Studio Gang- Sustainability- Urban Design- UrbanismRecommendedEpisode #18: Villa Petra in Portugal from Frozen Music, ABB's popular video seriesby ABB Oct 07, 2022Designed by the award-winning Marlene Uldschmidt Architects, this contemporary family mansion is nestled among the scenic shorelines of Algarve in Portugal.Catharijnesingel by OKRA Landscape Architects unites ecology, recreation, trafficby Dhwani Shanghvi Oct 05, 2022The restoration of the Catharijnesingel, an urban public project in Utrecht by OKRA Landscape Architects, has been shortlisted for the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2022."