How to Bloom a Building with Jeanne Gang

In her latest book, The Art of Architectural Grafting, architect and MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang digs into how the horticultural practice of "grafting" — joining a new plant to an older one so they can grow and thrive as one — inspires a fresh paradigm for sustainable design. As the founding partner of architecture and urban design practice Studio Gang, Jeanne and her firm are known for designing the 82-story Aqua Tower on Chicago's skyline and the St. Regis Chicago. Then, she's joined by Lee Bey, an editorial writer and architecture critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, for a lively and humorous chat through Chicago's contemporary architecture problems and promises. Watch the full conversation here. Read the podcast transcript. PHOTO: Jeanne Gang and Lee Bey at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple at the Chicago Humanities Spring Festival in 2024.   Read: Jeanne Gang, The Art of Architectural Grafting Marc-Antoine Laugier, An Essay on Architecture Daniel M. Abramson, Obsolescence: An Architectural History Leo Marx, The Machine in the Garden Emanuele Coccia, The Life of Plants: A Metaphysics of Mixture   Explore: Guerilla Grafters Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts American Museum of Natural History Richard Gilder Center   Live event programmed by Lauren Pacheco Live event produced by Jesse Swanson Live event stage managed by Kait Samuels Live event produced and mixed by Nick Broste Production assistance by Christopher Moore and Josh Harlow Podcast edited and mixed by Alisa Rosenthal Podcast story editing by Alexandra Quinn Podcast copy assistance from Katherine Kermgard Additional support provided by David Vish Subscribe: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-humanities-tapes/id1534976656 Donate now to support programs like this: https://www.chicagohumanities.org/donate/ Explore upcoming events: https://www.chicagohumanities.org/ Instagram • TikTok • Twitter • Facebook • LinkedIn   DQVZBZEDINGWTZUG