{"id":42556,"date":"2018-05-16T09:05:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=42556"},"modified":"2021-12-16T08:36:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:36:08","slug":"studio-gang-facades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/studio-gang-facades\/","title":{"rendered":"Reimagining the Fa\u00e7ade with Studio Gang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>Architizer's <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/page\/judging\/jury?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>diverse jury of global experts<\/i><\/span><\/a><em> is currently reviewing submissions to<\/em><i> the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>! Sign up to <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>receive updates<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on Public Voting and spring winner announcements.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n<p>Founded by Jeanne Gang in 1997, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Gang Architects<\/a>\u00a0works to engage pressing contemporary issues through the lens of human experience.\u00a0Based in Chicago and New York, the studio is modeled as a laboratory to test ideas. Working across scales, from materials and interiors to buildings and cities, the firm is set up as an inversion of conventional top-down hierarchies. Mixing cross-field research and collaboration, the design team fosters ideation from multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>Grounded in earlier explorations like the <a href=\"http:\/\/studiogang.com\/project\/marble-curtain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marble Curtain<\/a>, the studio\u2019s fa\u00e7ade designs have evolved over time. In 2010, they received widespread acclaim for the <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/aqua-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aqua tower<\/a>, a project with a fa\u00e7ade made to build community in the vertical dimension. This would jumpstart a series of projects investigating site and culture through the envelope and form. The following projects explore Studio Gang\u2019s groundbreaking work and show how the firm is creating a new face for contemporary design.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42562 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-02.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1275\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-02.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-02-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-02-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-02-1024x707.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1275px) 100vw, 1275px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-side-door-interior-exterior.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1320\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-side-door-interior-exterior.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-side-door-interior-exterior-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-side-door-interior-exterior-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1103-writers-theatre-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-side-door-interior-exterior-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/writers-theatre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Writers Theatre<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Gang Architects<\/a>, Glencoe, IL, United States<\/p>\n<p>Timber fa\u00e7ade by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.trilliumdell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Trillium Dell Timberworks<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwtimbers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WW Timbers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Writers Theatre explores ideas of craftsmanship, intimacy and connection. Made to energize the daily life of its community and become a cultural destination, the theatre is organized as a village-like cluster of distinct volumes around a central hub. As a cultural anchor built with flexibility and transparency, the project features a second-floor gallery walk structured by timber Vierendeel trusses and a wood lattice. The lighter wood lattice supports the second-floor canopy walk and gives definition to the building\u2019s interior.<\/p>\n<p>The lighter wood lattice fa\u00e7ade is hung in tension from the trusses. This unique fa\u00e7ade features screens of 2-by-3-inch wood tension members angled toward alternating beam heads above. The members are attached to laminated veneer lumber chords through a mechanical joint without bolts or glue. Jeanne Gang calls this detail a cat\u2019s paw, an element that speaks to how the structure is made and the forces keeping the fa\u00e7ade in place. At night the theater glows from within, connecting to the community and surrounding context.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-residential-commons-tom-harris-photography-0046-007.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1233\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-residential-commons-tom-harris-photography-0046-007.jpg 1233w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-residential-commons-tom-harris-photography-0046-007-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-residential-commons-tom-harris-photography-0046-007-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-residential-commons-tom-harris-photography-0046-007-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-tom-harris-photography-view-southwest-into-portal.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1320\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-tom-harris-photography-view-southwest-into-portal.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-tom-harris-photography-view-southwest-into-portal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-tom-harris-photography-view-southwest-into-portal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1286-university-of-chicago-campus-north-tom-harris-photography-view-southwest-into-portal-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/063997003.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/063997003.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/063997003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/063997003-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/063997003-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/university-of-chicago-campus-north-residence-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons<\/strong><\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Gang Architects<\/a>, Chicago, IL, United States<\/p>\n<p>Precast Concrete Exterior Cladding by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalconcrete.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>International Concrete Products<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Designed to address a need for better quality housing on campus, the University of Chicago Residential Commons project features bold sculptural frame fa\u00e7ades that wrap housing and dining facilities for 800 students. Formed as four slender buildings among an urban fabric of plazas, gardens, walkways and courtyards, the commons was made as a transition between public and private space.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s signature fa\u00e7ade was created using precast-concrete panels. The sinuous curved design features a syncopated rhythm of diagonally warped shapes that ripple out from offset hubs. The material itself was made to resemble limestone, with a color and texture that\u2019s created through sandblasting and acid washing. Integrated with metal grilles and fritted glass, the \u201ctuned fa\u00e7ade\u201d was designed to work with cooling systems and radiant heating to improve thermal performance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42566 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1123.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1633\" height=\"1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1123.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1123-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1123-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1123-1024x673.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1633px) 100vw, 1633px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-3.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1258\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-3.jpg 1258w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-3-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-3-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-3-1024x716.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-2.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1352\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-2.jpg 1352w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-2-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1113-city-hyde-park-photos-final-2-1024x667.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1352px) 100vw, 1352px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/city-hyde-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>City Hyde Park<\/strong><\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Gang Architects<\/a>, Chicago, IL, United States<\/p>\n<p>Concrete fa\u00e7ade breaks by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schoeck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sch\u00f6ck<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Made as a residential tower above a retail plinth, City Hyde Park is a design that explores form and structure. Combing outdoor and indoor amenities, the project includes an expansive green roof as well as a reimagined building arcade and lobbies that connect to the street. The residential tower\u2019s fa\u00e7ade was formed as a playful array of stacked concrete panels that take the shape of sunshades, bays, columns and balconies.<\/p>\n<p>The fa\u00e7ade builds upon its formal organization to encourage resident socialization and connection. Opening up to the outdoors and the city, the building\u2019s balcony \u201cstems\u201d were made to take gravity loads to the ground. This is made possible through phyllotactic patterns and platforms that emerge from these stems. Structurally, the balconies are not cantilevers but a column made up of reinforced concrete panels. The result is oblique sight lines and an embedded understanding of how fa\u00e7ade and structure can be creatively combined.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42579 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_015.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1559\" height=\"969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_015.jpg 1559w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_015-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_015-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus_Steve_Hall_c_Hedrich_Blessing_015-1024x636.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1559px) 100vw, 1559px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42580 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus-Center-for-Social-Justice-Leadership-by-Studio-Gang-08.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus-Center-for-Social-Justice-Leadership-by-Studio-Gang-08.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus-Center-for-Social-Justice-Leadership-by-Studio-Gang-08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus-Center-for-Social-Justice-Leadership-by-Studio-Gang-08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Arcus-Center-for-Social-Justice-Leadership-by-Studio-Gang-08-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-arcus-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-03.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1400\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-arcus-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-03.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-arcus-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-03-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-arcus-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-03-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-arcus-steve-hall-c-hedrich-blessing-03-1024x708.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/arcus-center-for-social-justice-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Gang Architects<\/a>, Kalamazoo, Miss., United States<\/p>\n<p>Custom White Cedar wood masonry by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarhomes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Town &amp; Country Cedar Homes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Arcus Center was designed as a meeting space and learning environment that brings together multiple groups to create a more just world. Visually open and activated by daylight, the center utilizes wood masonry to achieve an iconic fa\u00e7ade. Exploring the potential of cordwood masonry, the Y-shaped center builds upon a heritage of wood masonry construction in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>As the first institutional application of the cordwood technique, the Arcus Center\u2019s fa\u00e7ade was built with insect and rot-resistant Northern White Cedar that was cut and dried for more than a year before it was used for construction. The high-performance envelope was built with significantly lower carbon emissions than traditional brick construction, and required minimal processing and energy expenditure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42571 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sos-hedrichblessing-stevehall-2007-11-062277a-01.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1320\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sos-hedrichblessing-stevehall-2007-11-062277a-01.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sos-hedrichblessing-stevehall-2007-11-062277a-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sos-hedrichblessing-stevehall-2007-11-062277a-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sos-hedrichblessing-stevehall-2007-11-062277a-01-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42570 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SOS-Childrens-Villages-Lavezzorio-Community-Center-1320x880.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1320\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SOS-Childrens-Villages-Lavezzorio-Community-Center-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SOS-Childrens-Villages-Lavezzorio-Community-Center-1320x880-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SOS-Childrens-Villages-Lavezzorio-Community-Center-1320x880-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SOS-Childrens-Villages-Lavezzorio-Community-Center-1320x880-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-42572 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-8.jpg\" alt=\"studio gang\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-8.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/stringio-8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/sos-childrens-villages-lavezzorio-community-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOS Children&#8217;s Villages Lavezzorio Community Center<\/strong><\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/studio-gang-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Studio Gang Architects<\/a>, Chicago, IL, United States<\/p>\n<p>Concrete Fa\u00e7ade by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adjustableforms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adjustable Forms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the central hub of SOS Children\u2019s Village Chicago, an organization serving foster care families, this building combines services for neighborhood families and foster care. With a limited budget, contributions and in-kind donations were necessary to complete the building. Integrating material donations into the design, the projects features an exterior \u2018strata\u2019 wall made of varying mixes of concrete cast into horizontal layers.<\/p>\n<p>This prominent fa\u00e7ade preserves and reveals the donation system that shaped the project while demonstrating the material properties of concrete. The layered bands express the successive pours of concrete and its liquidity. Inside, multi-faceted, naturally lit public spaces encourage a range of learning opportunities and social interaction.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-button c-button--default customize-unpreviewable\" style=\"font-family: AvenirNextLTPro,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=facades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search for Fa\u00e7ade Manufacturers<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>Architizer's <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/page\/judging\/jury?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>diverse jury of global experts<\/i><\/span><\/a><em> is currently reviewing submissions to<\/em><i> the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>! 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