Studio Gang has completed its first project in France: the University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris. Located in the citys 13th arrondissement, the new academic hub aims to energize the local neighborhood while integrating into the urban and intellectual fabric of the city.Image credit: Fabrice FouilletImage credit: Fabrice FouilletSet on a corner site on Pariss Left Bank, an area known for research and higher education, the center is the focal point of a new mixed-use development that includes residential buildings designed by PARC Architectes. The schemes signature brise soleil faade is comprised of 900 cylindrical stone batons, which filter light based on the interior function, offering privacy in study spaces while revealing public areas. Clad in Lutetian limestone, the batons echo Chicagos main campus while rooting the building in Pariss architectural heritage.Image credit: Fabrice FouilletImage credit: Corentin LespagnolThe Center in Paris is designed as a...