12-10-2022

Jeanne Gang will receive the 2023 Charlotte Perriand Award

Studio Gang,

The 2022 Charlotte Perriand Award, established by the Créateurs Design Association & Awards, is dedicated to the memory of the iconic French architect Charlotte Perriand, who is considered to be one of the founders of contemporary design. After the inaugural edition, which presented the award to the Anglo-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye, for the 2023 edition the prestigious prize will be awarded to the American architect Jeanne Gang, founder of Studio Gang and designer of the famous Aqua Tower in Chicago.



Jeanne Gang will receive the 2023 Charlotte Perriand Award

The organisation “Créateurs Design Association & Awards” has set up an award for architectural pioneers dedicated to the memory of the iconic French architect Charlotte Perriand. During her long life, Charlotte Perriand designed furniture that went down in the history of the field to such an extent that she is regarded as one of the founders of contemporary design. She collaborated with important masters such as Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret, with the painter Fernand Léger and with other famous architects.

In the inaugural edition, the Charlotte Perriand Award went to the Anglo-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye. For the 2023 edition, the three hundred members of the Créateurs Design Association & Awards and the Perriand family chose the American architect Jeanne Gang, founder of Studio Gang, which is engaged in architectural and urban planning projects.
It was a decision determined not only by the significant achievements in architecture, such as the Aqua Tower in Chicago, but also by the social and environmental involvement that is an integral part of Studio Gang’s projects.
A constant that prompts a parallel with the work of Charlotte Perriand. Jeanne Gang has in fact stated that she not only admires the work, but also the social and environmental positions taken by the French architect. Indeed, Charlotte Perriand was well ahead of her contemporaries and driven by a desire to use design to improve the quality of life for all. Such a commitment is punctually found in Studio Gang's creations, as for instance in the Aqua Tower constructed in Chicago between 2007-2009. Ahead of the times, sustainability was an important factor in the design of this famous skyscraper.

The award ceremony will take place on 21 January 2023 in Paris, at the same time as the presentation of the Créateurs Design Awards for the architectural projects selected in twelve different categories.

(Agnese Bifulco)

Images courtesy of Créateurs Design Association & Awards


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