Last year this blog profiled recent work by Studio Gang so it was with particular delight to hear this morning that the firm's founder, Jeanne Gang, was honored with a MacArthur grant for 2011. The so-call "genius grant" is an unrestricted award of $500,000 to individuals who have shown remarkable talent and self-directed vision in their chosen field. For more information on the MacArthur Foundation and this year's fellows visit www.macfound.org.