American architect Jeanne Gang has been listed on Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people for 2019.
The Studio Gang founder is the only architect to make the Time 100 list this year.
She is recognised just a month after winning the commission for the overhaul of Chicago O'Hare international airport, in partnership with Studio ORD.
Among her completed buildings are the WMS Boathouse and the Aqua Tower, both in her hometown of Chicago. She is also building a new 348-storey tower in the city, Vista Residences, set to be the world's tallest building designed by a woman.
"Jeanne Gang has the WOW factor," said actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, who nominated Gang, in a statement on the Time 100 website. "Her stunning Aqua, in Chicago, is the tallest building ever built by a woman. Now she's building an even taller one." Gang's Vista Residences is set to be the world's tallest building designed by a woman
"For Jeanne, architecture is not just a wondrous object," continued Smith. "It's a catalyst for change. Her sleek, woody boathouses are helping to revive the polluted Chicago River by filtering runoff organically."
"Her Polis Station concept aims to improve the way civilians interact with law enforcement by fusing police stations with civic recreational centres," she added. "She recently tested the idea in one of Chicago's most violent neighbourhoods, adding a basketball court to the 10th District p...