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Visit the ArchiCenter of the Chicago Architecture Foundation

224 South Michigan Avenue
(corner of Michigan and Jackson in the historic Santa Fe Building)

Free and open to the public.

Tuesday – Sunday from 9:30am – 4pm
The ArchiCenter is the Loop's "front door" for visitors and Chicagoans alike who are interested in learning more about the city's architecture, neighborhoods, and built environment.
The ArchiCenter features:
CitySpace: A unique venue for rotating exhibits, special events rental, and visitor services staff to answer your questions. The Atrium Gallery : displaying original exhibitions on new design and Chicago architecture.
Current exhibition.
The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery: offering slide lectures and panel discussions by architecture experts around the world, and exhibitions on new architecture. Current exhibition. The Elizabeth Morse Learning Studio: once the Santa Fe Building’s bar and grill, now a restored space for youth and adult education.
Architecture Tours: More than 400 trained volunteer docents lead 75 different architecture tours by foot, boat, bus, bicycle and train throughout the city and suburbs of Chicago.

ArchiCenter Shop & Tour Center: a museum shop offering design-themed books, toys, décor, stationery, and jewelry. The shop is also the meeting place for many of CAF’s architecture tours, including several downtown walking tours, Highlights by Bus,and Frank Lloyd Wright by Bus.

The ArchiCenter shop is open 361 days a year, Monday - Saturday, 9am - 6:30pm, Sundays, 9am - 6pm.


would like to thank the following sponsors:

Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs/Tourism Attraction Grant | Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in Fine Arts | Ameritech Foundation | Skidmore, Owings & Merril | Crain's Chicago Business | Executive Construction, Inc | Treacy Marketing Group | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois | Hedrich Blessing | Herner-Giessler Woodworking Corporation | Wall USA Inc. | Abt Electronics | Admiral Heating & Ventilation | Corner Bakery Cafe | Environmental Systems Design, Inc | George L. Jewel | Roland Lieber/Lieber-Cooper Associates | Burnham Nationwide | Central Michigan Avenue Association | Chicago Public Radio | Continental Painting | M. Ecker & Company | Pientka Plumbing | Prince Street Carpet/Bailey Edward Design | Metropolitan Terrazzo | LLC, Rex Electric, Inc. & Technologies | Terrazzo & Marble Supply Co. of Illinois | ONE Magazine | Urban Data Solutions.

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