Exhibitions

CAF's unique exhibitions encourage people to discover Chicago; understand how we participate in the development of communities; and inspire us to imagine the future of metropolitan regions everywhere.

Current Exhibitions

All CAF exhibitions are free and open to the public daily at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Avenue.

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Take Me to the River: Building Chicago's New Waterfront
Hours: 9am to 5:30pm
The Chicago River: it’s an industrial highway, the city’s storm drain, and a leisure landscape. Can these realities continue to co-exist? CAF’s latest exhibition explores the future of the Chicago River and its city.

The Unseen City: Designs for a Future Chicago
Hours: 9am to 5:30pm
Four Chicago academic institutions present visions for the future of city life in this exhibition, encouraging us to ask, “What might this neighborhood and city become?”

Hear senior engineering specialist Terry Kreplin talk about the fabrication of the Chicago model in a 6-minute video produced by Baxter International.Chicago Model
Hours: 9am to 6:30pm
A 320-square-foot model of downtown that enables you to see Chicago as you’ve never seen it before.