Program
CAC Live: Beaux-Arts Tour
Beaux-Arts style architecture can be found everywhere you turn in Chicago's Loop. Join CAC docent Mike McMains on May 1 or May 3 as he highlights several impressive Beaux-Arts buildings on this 45-minute live, virtual tour.
This tour will be hosted on Zoom. You will receive an email directly from Zoom on the day of the tour with details about how to access and view it.
If you don’t receive the Zoom link three hours before the program please contact tickets@architecture.org.
The World’s Columbian Exposition was one of the most influential events in Chicago’s history, and its legacy is felt all over the city, especially through Beaux-Arts architecture. This 45-minute streaming tour describes the influences of the Beaux-Arts style, defines its characteristics and profiles several wonderful buildings from the late-19th and early-20th centuries and their amazing architects.
Check architecture.org for updates on these upcoming tours with Mike:
Beaux-Arts
May 1 (rescheduled from April 28) and May 3
Art Deco
May 5 and May 10
Mid-Century Modernism
May 12 and May 17
Brutalism and Postmodernism
May 19 and May 24
Contemporary
May 26 and May 31
Program Speaker: Mike McMains
Mike McMains has been a CAC docent since 2005. He is certified to lead 10 different CAC tours and has created several others, including Elevated Architecture: Downtown “L” Train, Elevated Architecture: North Side Art and Must-See Chicago. Mike's professional background is in real estate investment management. Chicago has been his home for the last 20 years.
Notes:
- All online transactions will be charged a $3 convenience fee.
- Ticket sales for CAC Live end three hours prior to the event.
- Events are Central Daylight Time.
