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Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois, by Studio Gang Architects, 2010. On a recent trip to Chicago a good deal of my agenda revolved around the work of Studio Gang Architects. I...
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WMS Boathouse at Clark Park in Chicago, Illinois, by Studio Gang Architects, 2013 Jeanne Gang and Studio Gang Architects (SGA) have been infatuated with water for some time now – metaphorically, in the...
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