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Neighborhood Tours
Learn how neighborhoods become the building blocks in the design of a city. CAF offers tours of nearly thirty Chicago
neighborhoods — from Evanston to Bridgeport, Uptown to Beverly, Edgewater to the “Bungalow Belt” — showing how each
area contributed its own bit of design to the melting pot that is Chicago architecture. For a complete listing of CAF
architectural tours, email kbrown@architecture.org.

Exhibitions
Newhouse Program and Architecture Competition OPENING May 27
For more than twenty years, CAF has worked with the Chicago Public Schools to design a curriculum to help budding architects learn to think holistically about architecture and design as well as learn modern building methods. The Newhouse Program is a three-year course that culminates each spring with the exhibition of the student projects at CAF. Through June 9.

Five Architects OPENING June 23
Five Architects is an exhibition of five public buildings in the Midwest, by five different architecture firms, each of which is led entirely or in part by a woman principal: the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Zaha Hadid Architects; the Federal Campus, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, by Ross Barney + Jankowski; the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, by SANAA; Light Rail Transit Stations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Julie Snow Architects; and the SOS Children’s Village Community Center, Chicago, Illinois, by Studio Gang. The exhibition title comes from a 1972 book of the same name in which five young New York architects defined themselves as a unified “school” of architecture. The present exhibition, by contrast, illustrates the diversity and collaborative spirit of contemporary architecture.
Through November 20.

Holabird & Root: 125 Years OPENING July 16
The partnership of Holabird & Root created some of Chicago’s most famous architectural wonders. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the firm’s creation and CAF will host a retrospective of their masterpieces, featuring Hedrich Blessing photography. Through February 12, 2006.

Competition: Public Process for Public Architecture Now Open
Though not as commonplace as in Europe, architectural competitions have created some of our nation’s most memorable buildings, including the White House and Chicago’s Tribune Tower. Underwritten with support from the McCormick-Tribune Foundation, this exhibition explores the competitive process by presenting the designs of past competitions and also the entries in the current competition to design a piece of public artwork that will be the centerpiece of a new museum at the base of the Tribune Tower. Through June 30.

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Public Programs
All programs held at the ArchiCenter, 224 S. Michigan Avenue.

The Architect in Troubled Times: Mies and the Making of Modernism
Saturday June 4
This conference will explore the life and times of Mies van der Rohe, whose work spanned some of the most violent and cataclysmic history of the twentieth century. Held at Mies’ teaching home, the Illinois Institute of Technology, highlights include keynote speaker Franz Schulze speech about Mies’ work under four separate political periods and critical commentary from Mies’ grandson, architect Dirk Lohan. $95; students $60. Includes reading materials, luncheon and a bus tour to Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, on the following day.

Eric R. Multhauf Lunchtime Lectures
Wednesdays 12:15 – 1 pm
These free lectures given at the ArchiCenter do not require reservations. Brown bags welcome.
June 1 Betty Green: The Career of R. Harold Zook
June 8 Tom O’Gorman: Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago
June 15 Frank Landi: Frank Lloyd Wright on Delavan Lake in Wisconsin
June 22 David Bahlman: Saving the River Forest Women’s Club
June 29 Ron Klemencic: Tall Buildings, A Global Perspective

Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury
Tuesday June 7 6 pm
Join author Neil Harris, professor of Art History at the University of Chicago, who will discuss Chicago’s landmark lakefront
buildings — their history, amenities, unusual features and distinctive innovations — designed by renowned architects and decorators from Benjamin Marshall and David Adler to Stanley Tigerman that are illustrated in his new book Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury. $15; $10 CAF members (Admission fee may be credited towards a purchase of the book.)

Bridging the Drive: Reconnecting the Lakefront
Wednesday June 15 6 pm
A panel, moderated by architect Edward Keegan with representatives from the winning design teams and Chicago Department of Transportation commissioner Miguel d’Escoto, discusses the five award-winning designs for the pedestrian bridges that will span Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive.

Docent Education Program Open House
Saturday August 20 1 – 2 pm
Wednesday August 24 6 – 7 pm
Learn how to become a CAF docent and file an application for the ten-week docent education program.