University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center Paris / Studio Gang

Studio Gang, the international architecture and urban design firm led by Jeanne Gang, has completed its first project in France: the University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris. Serving as a European hub for scholarship and research in Paris's 13th arrondissement, the new academic center is designed to enliven the surrounding neighborhood and weave itself into the urban and intellectual fabric of the city. "The Center in Paris is designed as a vertical campus. Its multilevel atrium provides all the spaces with light and offers visual connections across programs," said Jeanne Gang, Founding Partner of Studio Gang. "We wanted the building to amplify social interactions, scholarly collaborations, and cultural exchange between the University and the City of Paris." The Center is part of a new development that also includes a mixed-use residential building designed by PARC Architectes. Situated on a corner site on Paris's Left Bank, in a neighborhood regarded as a hub for research and higher education, the Center is the architectural centerpiece of the block.