John Ronan is an

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and educator based in

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, in the United States. John Ronan FAIA is founding principal of John Ronan Architects in Chicago, founded in 1999.

Education

Ronan holds a Master of Architecture degree ''with distinction'' from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan.

Career

In 1999, he was a winner in the Townhouse Revisited Competition staged by the Graham Foundation and his firm was the winner of the prestigious Perth Amboy High School Design Competition in 2004, a two-stage international design competition to design a 472,000 square foot high school in New Jersey. In December 2000, he was named as a member of the inaugural Design Vanguard by ''Architectural Record'' magazine, and in January 2005 he was selected to The Architectural League of New York's ''Emerging Voices'' program. John has lectured widely and his work has been exhibited internationally, including the

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and The Architectural League of New York's Urban Center. His work has been covered extensively by the international design press. A monograph on his work, entitled ''Explorations: The Architecture of John Ronan'', was published by Princeton Architectural Press in 2010. A publication on his

Poetry Foundation The Poetry Foundation is an American literary society that seeks to promote poetry and lyricism in the wider culture. It was formed from '' Poetry'' magazine, which it continues to publish, with a 2003 gift of $200 million from philanthropist ...

building by the Center for American Architecture & Design at the University of Texas was published in 2015 and a forthcoming monograph, ''Out of the Ordinary'', is scheduled for late Fall 2021. His firm has been the recipient of three AIA Institute National Honor Awards—for the IIT Innovation Center (Kaplan Institute), Poetry Foundation and the Gary Comer Youth Center—and in 2016 was one of seven international finalist firms for the

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. In 2017, Ronan was named Architecture Award winner by the

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. He is currently the John and Jeanne Rowe Endowed Chair Professor of Architecture at the

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College of Architecture, where he has taught since 1992.

Personal life

Ronan lives in Chicago with his wife and two daughters.

Completed projects

* Poetry Foundation Headquarters - Chicago, IL *

Innovation Center (Kaplan Institute) – Chicago, IL * Gary Comer Youth Center – Chicago, IL * Independence Library and Apartments – Chicago, IL * 151 N Franklin Office Tower – Chicago, IL *

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- Chicago, IL * Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School – Chicago, IL * South Shore International College Preparatory School - Chicago, IL
Gallery House
– Chicago, IL
Courtyard House
– St. Joseph, MI * Concrete Townhouse – Chicago, IL * House on the Edge of a Forest – Northbrook, IL * Lockrum Villas – Anguilla, BWI * Yale Steam Laundry - Washington, DC *

Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School is a Jewish day school in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. It is the only Jewish school on Chicago's South Side and attracts a wide range of students from across the Chicago metropolitan area. History The school ...

- Chicago, IL * Erie Elementary Charter School – Chicago, IL * Blu Dot – Chicago, IL

Awards

* 2021 AIA National Housing Award, Independence Library and Apartments * 2020 AIA National Honor Award for Architecture, IIT Innovation Center * 2020 AIA/ALA National Library Award, Independence Library and Apartments * 2019 AIA National Innovation Award, IIT Innovation Center * 2019 AIA/CAE National Education Facility Design Awards, IIT Innovation Center * 2017 R+D Award, Architect Magazine, IIT Innovation Center Dynamic ETFE Façade * 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters 2017 Architecture Award Winner, John Ronan * 2016 Faith and Form/IFRAA Honor Award, St. Ignatius Chapel * 2012 American Architecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design, Poetry Foundation * 2012 AIA Institute National Honor Award for Architecture -

* 2011 American Architecture Award, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design,

* 2011 American Architecture Award - Gary Comer Youth Center * 2011 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Gary Comer Youth Center/ Gary Gomer College Prep * 2011 AIA/CAE Educational Facility Design Award - Gary Gomer College Prep * 2011 Richard Driehaus Foundation Award - Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School * 2010 Best of Year Award - Chapel of

St. Ignatius Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, ...

* 2010 Green Good Design Award - Gary Comer Youth Center * 2010 Best of Year Award, Interior Design Magazine, Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola * 2009 Award of Excellence, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, Gary Comer Youth Center * 2009 AIA National Honor Award for Architecture, Gary Comer Youth Center * 2009 AIA Interior Architecture Award - Yale Steam Laundry Condominiums * 2007 AIA Distinguished Building Award -

* 2007 American Architecture Award - Gary Comer Youth Center * 2005 Emerging Voices, The Architectural League of New York * 2005 P/A Award Citation, Perth Amboy High School * 2001 I. D. Design Award, Redsquared

References

External links

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