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The Chicago Architecture Foundation
(CAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public
interest and education in architecture and design. CAF presents
a comprehensive program of tours, exhibitions, lectures, special
events, and adult and youth education activities, all designed
to enhance the public’s awareness and appreciation of
Chicago’s outstanding architectural legacy.
Because no art other than architecture
so vividly expresses what Chicago is and where it is going,
CAF will educate the public to expect the highest standards
from Chicago's built environment.
Office Manager
Administrative Assistant
PR Intern
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Location
and Hours of Operation
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CAF Shop & Tour
Center
Santa Fe Building
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60604
312.922.3432 x241
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April 1–December 31, 2009
Daily: 9am–6:30pm
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. |
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CitySpace Gallery
Lecture Hall Gallery
Santa Fe Building
224 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60604 |
Daily:
9:30am–5pm
Admission is free.
Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. |
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Chicago
Architecture Foundation
Corporate Offices
Santa Fe Building |
Monday–Friday
9am–5pm |
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| Chicago
Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue |
Chicago, Illinois 60604
P: 312.922.3432 | F:
312.922.0481
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Inquiries
info(at)architecture.org
President
Lynn Osmond
president(at)architecture.org
312.922.3432 x245
Tours
tours(at)architecture.org
Group Tours
grouptours(at)architecture.org
Marketing
marketing(at)architecture.org
Public Relations
Susan Ross
publicrelations(at)architecture.org
312.922.3432 x254
Exhibitions
exhibits(at)architecture.org
Programs
lectures(at)architecture.org
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Youth
Education
education(at)architecture.org
Newhouse Competition
newhouse(at)architecture.org
Adult Education
adulted(at)architecture.org
Membership
membership(at)architecture.org
Volunteers
volunteer(at)architecture.org
Contributions
contribute(at)architecture.org
Employment
humanresources(at)architecture.org
Venue Rentals
venuerentals(at)architecture.org
Webmaster
hostmaster(at)architecture.org
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| HISTORY,
PURPOSE, PROGRAMS
In 1966, a group of community members
came together to save H. H. Richardson’s architectural
masterpiece, the Glessner House – a private home on
Prairie Avenue – from demolition. The successful effort
to save Glessner House brought together committed citizens
from across disciplines and professions, and led to the founding
of the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF).
In 1970, CAF initiated an award-winning
volunteer docent education program and the following year,
began offering its now world-renowned Loop walking tours.
In 1976, the organization opened the first ArchiCenter in
the Monadnock Building as a space for presenting exhibitions
and conducting educational programs. In 1992, the organization
moved to the historic Santa Fe Building, designed by Daniel
Burnham, on South Michigan Avenue.
Today, CAF is the city’s primary
resource for information about Chicago’s outstanding
built environment. In addition to CAF’s architecture
tours, the organization presents exhibitions, lectures, youth
and adult education programs, many of which are open to the
public free of charge.
CAF’s permanent exhibition, Chicago:
You Are Here, in the ArcelorMittal
CitySpace Gallery – with its bold, innovative approach
to telling the story of the construction of Chicago –
is challenging the way Chicago area residents and visitors
think about the city. Also featuring a scale model of downtown
Chicago and offering information about CAF’s extensive
architecture tour offerings, the ArcelorMittal CitySpace Gallery
provides the perfect orientation to Chicago’s built
landscape.
The ArcelorMittal CitySpace Gallery
is open to the public every day from 9:30am to 5pm.
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FACT
SHEET 2008
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| Founded |
1966
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| Activities |
Exhibitions, lectures,
youth and adult education programs, architecture tours,
retail shop |
| Total audience |
476,000 |
| Membership |
6,500 |
| Operating
budget |
$9.9 million* |
| Architecture tours
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85 |
| Departures/year |
7,800 |
| Total tour attendance |
240,000 |
| Variety |
Boat, Bus, Walking, Bicycle, Segway;
all led by docents |
| Volunteers |
Docents: 477
Other volunteers: 34 |
| Retail Shop |
“Museum store” with architecture
and design themed books, gifts, jewelry and table-top
selections. |
| Lectures |
Free weekly lunchtime lectures, evening
programs, adult education classes. |
| Exhibitions |
Permanent exhibition: Chicago:
You Are Here
Rotating museum-quality exhibitions in CAF’s gallery
spaces. |
| Youth education |
36,000 students and teachers, K-12 |
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* 2009 operating budget.
Other statistics based on 2008 year-end.
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| Greg
Dreicer, Vice President of Exhibitons and Programs Past Projects |
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