Evening Programs

Network, socialize, and learn at our Evening Programs

Enjoy a glass of wine at an exhibition opening, listen to world-renowned architects discuss their work, or hear a panel engage in the latest debate about the future of Chicago.

Our evening line-up is a great way to spend time with friends and colleagues who share your passion for the real stories behind architecture, infrastructure, landscapes, and city-building.

UPCOMING EVENING PROGRAMS

Drawing by Larry Greenberg

Wednesdays, February 1 – March 7 (six class sessions), 6–8:15pm (COURSE CANCELLED)

Adult Continuing Education
Architectural Drawing: How to Sketch Like An Architect - Winter 2012

Chicago arguably has the most beautiful skyline in North America, perhaps in the world. Take your basic urban drawing skills to the next level: each week we will go to an architecturally significant building downtown, learn a formulaic color or perspective technique, and draw on site. Emphasis will be placed on loose, free hand color perspective sketches in lieu of technical drawing.

INSTRUCTOR Joel Berman, ALA, has his own architectural practice, Joel Berman Architecture & Design, Ltd., www.bermanarchitecture.com

CLASS MATERIALS: Color: A Course in Mastering the Art of Mixing Colors by Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards, One set of Prismacolor Premier soft core colored pencils (36 pencils), One set of Prismacolor Premier water color pencils (12 pencils), 1 black Sharpie marker, pencils – 4h/h/hb/b/2b/4b, pencil sharpener, pens, 9×12” spiral sketch pad, OPTIONAL: Prismacolor Brush tip color markers

COST $100 for all six sessions (CAF members); $125 for all six sessions (non-members)
LOCATION: all classes begin at 224 S. Michigan
AIA/CES 2 CES per session

UNO Charter School, west elevation
courtesy Juan Moreno

Monday, February 27, 5:30 pm

Behind-the-Scenes Members’ Only Tour of UNO Charter School

UNO Charter School, located on the city’s southwest side is the city’s 11^th Charter School and features a modern steel and glass design amidst the red brick bungalows of Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood. Three levels of floor-to-ceiling windows bring in light for the 600 k-8 students enrolled in this open-enrollment public school that focuses both on education and athletics. The 63,000 sq. ft., facility houses classrooms, administrative offices, indoor exercise and training facilities, a full-service kitchen and multi-purpose area. An outdoor amphitheater, available for both school and community use, features lectures and outdoor movies against the backdrop of the Chicago skyline. The site also includes a soccer field and playground area. UNO’s mission is to fulfill the promise of public education by proving that all children can achieve academic success, regardless of their income level or ethnicity. UNO Charter School opened in September 2011 and is currently pursuing LEED Silver Certification and is Chicago Architecture Foundation’s 2011 Patron of the Year Award Winner. The UNO project team included JGMA as design architect, Ghafari Associates as design builder, Primera Engineers and landscape architect Terry Guen Design Associates. Join us for an inside, behind-the-scenes look at this new school featuring a tour led by architect Juan Moreno together with UNO Charter School CEO Juan Rangel. Reservations are required in advance as space is limited.

COST: $25 CAF members only

LOCATION: UNO Charter School, 3434 W. 51st Street (participants will meet at the site)

AIA/CES: 1

February 28, 6pm

BEATING THE ODDS: Designing a Casino for Chicago - Lakeside Resort or Bling Bingo in a Box?

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has not yet signed Senate Bill 744, which provides for the creation of the Chicago Casino Development Authority, whose duties include promotion and maintenance of a casino. There are many contentious issues surrounding this bill--proponents for the casino state that it will provide needed jobs and keep the city of Chicago economically competitive. Opposition to a Chicago casino is concerned about draining gaming revenue from other existing downstate locations and regulatory measures for a Chicago site. Whether one is personally“for” or “against” the gaming bill, the design and location of a potential casino in Chicago should be debated as what it looks like and where it is located impacts its use, potential audience, and relationship to the city’s infrastructure. Tonight’s discussion will debate if Chicago gets a casino, where should it be and what should it look like. Can there be a casino design that is truly good for the urban environment? Can a casino be a catalyst for urban redevelopment? Where should a Chicago casino be located?

The Honorable Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, will provide a brief introduction and welcome for our Chicago Casino Debate program. This casino debate program features Kimbal Goluska, Chicago Consultants Studio; Dennis Judd, Interim Director, Great Cities Institute Professor, Department of Political Science University of Illinois at Chicago; John Norquist, President & CEO of Congress for the New Urbanism and and Former Mayor of Milwaukee, and Jerry Roper, President of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, together with moderator Edward Lifson and Chicago Reader Senior Writer Mick Dumke.

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