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Unless otherwise
noted, all programs will be held in
The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 South Michigan
Avenue. |
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Daniel Burnham, Urban Visionary
Donald L. Miller, author of City
of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of Modern
America
Wednesday, June 17, 6–7:30pm
By the mid-1880s, Burnham and other
young Chicago visionaries believed that while Chicago’s
cyclonic, unregulated economic growth had made it the master
city of the mid-continent it was also creating massive environmental
and social problems that threatened the habitability of many
parts of the city. Burnham believed that it was time for a
citywide effort to tame its most destructive impulses through
enlightened urban planning and inspired civic architecture.
Burnham’s effort to create an urban community that balances
order and freedom, growth and control, capitalism and community
still resonates today. We are now at a point in our development
as a nation where we can learn important lessons from the
civic debate that Burnham inspired about the costs and benefits
of unregulated capitalism.
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Donald L. Miller
is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History at Lafayette
College and author of the prize-winning, best-seller,
City of the Century,
The Epic of Chicago and the
Making of Modern America. |
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$15; $10 CAF
members/students
LOCATION The
John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery
RSVP
online or 312.922.3432 x224
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| SUSTAINABLE
ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES |
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Second Tuesday of the month, 12:15–1pm
COST
Free and open to the public
RSVP
None required (please arrive early; seating is limited)
Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES
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IIT
Residence Halls
Rendering: Dirk Denison Architects |
June 9
Student Housing Doubles
as Environmental Learning Lab
Dirk Denison, FAIA,
Dirk Denison Architects
Denison shares his proposal for
new student residence halls at IIT. This highly sustainable
venture not only raises the bar with respect to green
technologies but also engages students in a real-time
evaluation of the building’s performance. The
twin wings have been designed to expand housing options
while using a combination of mixed-mode natural
ventilation, solar orientation, and high-performance
facades. |
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Sustainable lectures will not be held
during the months of July and August. |
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| DO-IT-YOURSELF
GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES |
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This series provides
a seasonal set of home and garden programs aimed at making
it easier to find the right resources to manage projects efficiently
and effectively. For more information on CCGT’s programs,
please visit
www.cityofchicago.org/Environment/GreenTech
This series has moved to Saturdays from 10am–12pm.
COST Free
and open to the public
RSVP
None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited). Guests
are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES
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There will be no program on Saturday, May
23rd. "What Makes My Home Energy Efficient?" has
been rescheduled for Saturday, June 20th.
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Saturday,
June 20 , 10am–12pm
What Makes My Home Energy Efficient?
Paul Knight, Domus Plus
An energy efficient home takes a combination
of insulation, air sealing, high efficiency heating and cooling
systems, good windows, exhaust fans, appliances, and lighting.
This seminar outlines these items and how they relate to the
ENERGY STAR Program, answering questions of how to make your
home an energy efficient one. |
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Workshops will not be held during the months of July and August. |
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OFFICE CHALLENGE |
Greening
Your Office: Tips on How to Make Your Workplace Eco-friendly
In partnership with the City of
Chicago Department of Environment
Thursdays,
June 18 12:15–1:15pm
This brown bag lunch series
examines how to create a green office. Topics such as energy
conservation, waste reduction, green transportation and property
management engagement are covered. The series was designed
for Green Office Challenge participants, but the program is
open to the public. For more information, please contact www.chicagogreenofficechallenge.org/.
COST
Free and open to the public
RSVP
www.chicagogreenofficechallenge.org/;
include name, workplace address, phone number and email address
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A Reform Roadmap for Viable Infrastructure in the Chicago
Region
Friday, June 5, 12-1:30pm
Lunch will be provided
COST $20; $15 for members
of partnering organizations and students
Seating is limited, so pre-registration is required.
LOCATION The John Buck Company
Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224
South Michigan
AIA/CES 1.5
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register online today!
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You’re invited to participate in an
important discussion series about how your tax dollars are used
in your community, the Chicago region, and the United States.
To what extent do investment decisions made in Washington, D.C.
affect the Chicago region’s economy and built environment?
If we want cleaner air, ample supplies of water, and better
connections between jobs, homes and transit, what changes do
we need to make to the way our public investment dollars are
used?
A Reform Roadmap for Viable Infrastructure in the Chicago Region,
the first panel of the "Reinventing Public Investment"
series, will explore how federal investment policies in energy,
transportation and water have shaped decisions and development
in the Chicago region.
PANELISTS
Robert Puentes,
Brookings
Institution
Jacky Grimshaw,
Center for Neighborhood
Technology
Charles Dowding
(ASCE member), Robert
R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern
University
About the "Reinventing
Public Investment: Better Choices for a Better Chicagoland"
series
The Chicago
Architecture Foundation and the Metropolitan
Planning Council, in partnership with local chapters of
the American
Institute of Architects, American
Society of Civil Engineers, and U.S.
Green Building Council, are hosting a lecture series during
the summer of 2009, to begin answering these pressing questions
with an eye toward future reform. The series will explore the
historic connection between federal investment policies on one
hand, and resulting patterns of development, land use, and building
design on the other.
The lecture series will consist of panel discussions addressing
how emerging federal policy could influence three topics: viable
infrastructure, livable communities, and environmental sustainability.
The series will examine the possible ramifications, both positive
and negative, of federal reform initiatives. It is part of MPC’s
work to reform the federal government’s investment strategies
so that public money is transparently and accountably linked
to the goals of social equity, environmental sustainability,
and economic competitiveness. It also reflects CAF’s continued
dedication to advancing public interest and education in the
built environment.
The second event, focusing on investment in housing, transportation,
and economic development, will be held July 14, 2009. Details
to follow.
For more information, contact Josh Ellis at 312.863.6045 or
jellis@metroplanning.org. |
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Columbus
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Credit: Chicago Park District. |
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Jens Jensen
Credit: Chicago Park District |
Symposium: Urbs in Horto - City in a Garden:
Jens Jensen Reconsidered
Presented in partnership with the
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, University of Illinois at Chicago
June 12-14, 2009
At the turn of the twentieth century, Danish
immigrant Jens Jensen was at the center of a group of progressive
organic designers and architects, civic planners, artists,
writers, naturalists, social reformers, scientists, businessmen
and politicians who were inspired by the natural prairie landscape
of Chicago and the surrounding region. They believed in the
spirit of democracy, born of our native landscape, as a fundamental
resource to be revered, idealized, and protected, and that
it was critical for city dwellers to have opportunities to
commune with nature. Today, these themes are more resonant
than ever.
Co-sponsored by the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum at the University
of Illinois at Chicago and the Chicago Architecture Foundation,
this three-day symposium will encourage a greater understanding
of this landscape legacy and the relevance of this important
history today. The symposium brings together an international
group of leading experts on Jens Jensen, the Prairie School
of Landscape Architecture, and today’s greening efforts
in the Chicago region. Symposium highlights include a reading
of the Beauty of the Wild dramatic masque at the Jane Addams
Hull-House Museum, guided tours of the Garfield Conservatory,
Columbus Park, Crab Tree Farm, Rosewood Park and Jens Jensen’s
Dean St. residence, concluding with a tour of the Westchester
Township History Museum and a guided walk of a pageant blowout
at the Indiana Dunes State Park.
COST
$125 for all 3 days; $50 single day
RSVP
http://www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/Events/jensJensen/
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TOURS |
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| Photo:
Nelson Nix |
Lake Point Tower Tour and Reception SOLD
OUT
In partnership with the Mies van
der Rohe Society at IIT Tuesday, June
2, 5:30-7:30pm
Take an exclusive tour of Schipporeit and
Heinrich’s acclaimed residential complex, Lake Point
Tower, in celebration of its 40th anniversary. Highlights
include a visit to a residential unit and a tour of the Alfred
Caldwell-designed landscape, which comprises a duck pond and
2 1⁄2-acre park. Members will enjoy a reception in Cité
and a presentation by experts Kevin Harrington and Edward
Windhorst, who will discuss the history of the building, its
progressive design and engineering, and its enduring legacy.
COST
$25
LOCATION
Meet in Cité, located on the 70th floor of Lake Point
Tower, 505 North Lake Shore Drive
RSVP
This tour is sold out and the waiting list is full.
AIA/CES
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Tour is limited to 50 participants; must be
a CAF member to participate in this tour; one ticket per individual
membership, 2 tickets per household membership.
Become
a member today to enjoy all the
benefits of a CAF membership. |
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Tigerman McCurry Architects |
CANCELED
The New Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center
with Architect Stanley Tigerman Friday,
June 12
Tour begins at 11am; lunch with the architect will follow
in the museum’s café
Stanley Tigerman leads members on a tour
of the recently opened Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education
Center, the largest facility of its kind in the Midwest. Tigerman’s
striking design combines two separate wings—one black,
the other white—hinged together by an awe-inspiring
Book of Remembrance. As visitors move through the building,
they experience a symbolic passage from darkness to light.
COST
$35 (includes lunch)
LOCATION Tour
begins inside the main entrance to the Illinois Holocaust
Museum and Education Center, 9603 Woods Drive, Skokie, IL
60077
AIA/CES 1
Tour is limited to 20 participants; must be
a CAF member to participate in this tour; one ticket per individual
membership, 2 tickets per household membership.
Become
a member today to enjoy all the
benefits of a CAF membership. |
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theWit Hotel Tour and Reception
Tuesday, June 23, 5:30-6:30pm; reception will
follow
Jackie Koo of Koo and Associates leads members
on a tour of the recently-opened theWit Hotel. Overlooking
the Lake Street Elevated train, theWit embraces its urban
location with low iron glass at the lobby. The façade
boasts a unique design in which the curtain wall pushes back
to reveal a chartreuse bolt of energy, which zigzags upward
for the height of the building. After touring the interior
spaces, members will enjoy a reception at the hotel’s
27th floor rooftop lounge, Roof.
COST
$25
LOCATION Tour
begins inside the lobby of theWit Hotel, 201 North State Street
RSVP Please
call 312.922.3432 x 224 M-F 9am-5pm to purchase tickets.
AIA/CES 1
Tour is limited to 25 participants; must be
a CAF member to participate in this tour; one ticket per individual
membership, 2 tickets per household membership.
Become
a member today to enjoy all the
benefits of a CAF membership. |
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| Tryon Farm: A Unique Conservation
Community in LaPorte County, Indiana
Saturday, June 27, 10:30am-12pm; a picnic lunch
will follow
Located an hour’s drive or train ride
east of Chicago, Tryon Farm encompasses a prairie, farmland,
ponds, dunes, and woods within its 170 acres. While a traditional
homebuilder might have bulldozed the dunes and covered the
prairie with tract homes, developer and architect Ed Noonan
created simple, affordable, contemporary houses using sustainable
materials and techniques, which nestle into the landscape,
disturbing it as little as possible. Noonan and his team lead
members on a tour of this unique community, highlighting how
these sustainable strategies provide an opportunity for the
coexistence of ecology and the built environment.
COST
$25 (includes lunch)
LOCATION Tryon
Farm, 1500 Tryon Road, Michigan City, Indiana (meet at the
barn just beyond the entrance)
RSVP Please
call 312.922.3432 x 224 M-F 9am-5pm to purchase tickets.
AIA/CES 1.5
Tour is limited to 30 participants; must be
a CAF member to participate in this tour; one ticket per individual
membership, 2 tickets per household membership.
Become
a member today to enjoy all the
benefits of a CAF membership. |
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HOK's New Offices in the CNA Building
Thursday, July 16, 6-7:30pm
The Chicago office of the global architecture
firm HOK recently relocated to the CNA building, where it
occupies 27,000 square feet of space designed by its own Interiors
practice. HOK is pursuing LEED-CI Platinum Certification for
the office, which incorporates many sustainable features including
the use of salvaged materials, day-lighting, and water use
reduction through retrofitting or replacing existing fixtures.
Principal Tom Polucci leads a tour of the office and highlights
several of the firm’s current projects.
COST
$20
LOCATION Meet
in the lobby of the CNA Building, 60 East Van Buren Street
RSVP Please
call 312.922.3432 x 224 M-F 9am-5pm to purchase tickets.
AIA/CES 1.5
Tour is limited to 25 participants; must be
a CAF member to participate in this tour; one ticket per individual
membership, 2 tickets per household membership.
Become
a member today to enjoy all the
benefits of a CAF membership
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Wednesdays at 12:15–1pm
COST
Free and open to the public
LOCATION
The John Buck Company Lecture Hall Gallery, 224 South
Michigan Avenue
RSVP
None required (Please arrive early; seating is limited).
Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES
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| Bertha
Palmer |
June 3
Women of Influence
Mary Jo Hoag and Laurie Russell,
CAF docents
This program highlights the remarkable
women buried at Graceland Cemetery who played an influential
role in Chicago’s development, including early settlers,
pioneers in social and civic reform, and advocates for
the arts and architecture. Hoag and Russell, creators
of the Women of Influence walking tour, deliver this illustrated
lecture. |
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Hayne
House
Photo: John Shoaff |
June 10
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Hidden
Geometry
John Shoaff, architect
Drawing on specific examples from
the Prairie Style and Usonian homes, this lecture illustrates
how Frank Lloyd Wright brilliantly employed a very simple
hidden geometry to create works of unparalleled clarity,
vitality, and integrity. The principles revealed enhance
our understanding of the physiology of perception and
have implications for more general design application. |
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Gerrtrude
Lempp Kerbis
Photo: Chris DeFord |
June 17
AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement:
Gertrude Kerbis, FAIA
Gertrude Lempp Kerbis, FAIA, architect;
Karen Carter, filmmaker, director, and documentary producer;
Zurich Esposito, Executive Vice President, AIA Chicago
Kerbis is the subject of this documentary
film, produced to honor her as the 2008 AIA Chicago Lifetime
Achievement Award recipient. Celebrated for modernist
masterworks, she has created a legacy of design innovation
that has had profound influence on younger generations. Kerbis
shares her perspective on her career and the practice
of architecture. |
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Kaplan Pavilion, Michael Reese Hospital |
June 24
Walter Gropius in Chicago: The
Forgotten Legacy
Grahm Balkany, founder, Gropius
in Chicago Coalition
This lecture presents new findings
involving Walter Gropius’s virtually unknown work
in Chicago. Centered around the imminently threatened
campus of Michael Reese Hospital, Gropius’s legacy
includes master planning and urban design. Combined
with Mies's contemporaneous commission at the nearby
Illinois Institute of Technology, the two campuses represent
a “Bauhaus District” of international significance.
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Uptown
Theatre
Photo: Bob Nick |
July 1
Uptown: Portrait of a Place
Andy Pierce, volunteer, Friends
of the Uptown; Jerry Mickelson, founder and partner
of Jam Productions
This documentary on Chicago’s
Uptown Theatre provides an in-depth look at the history
of this movie palace and its amazing survival. The film
accurately portrays a theatre “that is beyond
human dreams of loveliness,” as touted by architects
C.W. & Geo. L. Rapp in 1925. Following the screening,
Pierce and Mickelson discuss the theater’s history
and its planned renovation. |
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Lake
Shore Drive residental renovation
Photo: Nathan Beckner |
July 8
Outside In: fc STUDIO inc.
Rachel Crowl, Principal, AIA; Julie
Fisher, Principal
Rachel Crowl and Julie Fisher founded
Chicago-based fc STUDIO inc. in 1999 with the aim of designing
beautiful spaces that don’t sacrifice functionality.
Their firm has experienced a shift from small rehabs to
substantial new construction projects. Crowl and Fisher
discuss their highly collaborative design process and
highlight several of their current projects. |
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Blackstone
Hotel lobby
Photo: Anne Evans |
July 15
Benjamin H. Marshall: Architect
and Bon Vivant
Steven B. Monz, docent/lecturer,
Benjamin Marshall Society
Benjamin H. Marshall's designs included
vast country estates, palatial residential buildings,
sumptuous hotels, and innovative high-rise structures.
His circle included anyone with intelligence, style, and
wit. Monz paints a portrait of the architect and highlights
several of his projects in Chicago, including residential
buildings along East Lake Shore Drive, and the Drake and
Blackstone Hotels. |
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July 22
The Book of the Fine Arts Building
David Swan, architect
The Book of the Fine Arts Building
was originally issued in 1911 and showed the building
in its prime when it dominated the world of art, literature,
theater, and musical education in Chicago. Swan addresses
the creation of this important building by Solon S. Beman
in 1885, and the architect’s role in its various
transformations through the years. |
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Michigan
Avenue Bridge, N. Michigan Ave. at Chicago River,
Chicago, IL, 1920. Edward H. Bennett [architect],
Thomas G. Pihlfeldt and Hugh E. Young [engineers],
A.G. McGregor [Chicago] [photographer]. Historic
Architecture and Landscape Image Collection, Ryerson
and Burnham Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago.
Digital File
# 80453 © The Art Institute of Chicago. |
July 29
Edward H. Bennett: City Planner
and Urban Designer
Mary Woolever, Art and Architecture
Archivist, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries,
the Art Institute of Chicago
Edward H. Bennett, junior partner
in Burnham’s architectural practice and co-author
of the Plan of Chicago,
was a key leader in the City Beautiful movement and a
successful designer of urban amenities such as Buckingham
Fountain. His career is documented in his archival collection
at the Art institute of Chicago, which forms the basis
of this presentation. |
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