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Where did your ancestors come from? Since Chicago was incorporated
in 1837, people from other areas of the United States and
other countries around the world have come to this region
seeking economic opportunities and political and religious
freedoms.
Construction of a religious center is often the most obvious
way that an immigrant or migrant group expresses its identity
in their new land. Such buildings give the group an opportunity
to exclaim to the city, “We are here to stay.”
Join the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) as we explore
several examples of how local architecture reflects the immigrant
and migrant group’s transplanted culture and homeland.
The workshop will incorporate many hands-on, classroom-ready
activities, and concepts to use in your social sciences, language
arts, math, and fine arts lessons.
This workshop also includes:
• bus and walking tours to four neighborhoods and four
bold examples of religious buildings constructed by immigrant
and migrant populations
• a visit to the Children's Museum of Immigration History
at the Swedish American Museum
• discussions/slide lectures with noted Chicago historians
about immigrant architecture
• activities with primary source photographs, readings,
maps, and census data
• handouts and continental breakfasts
Please dress for the weather and be
prepared to do some walking.
Dates and Times
October 18 and 25, 2008
9 am – 4:30 pm, each Saturday
Course Fee
$100
Pre-Paid Registration Required
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(payment
by credit card) |
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Print
out and mail the registration form (payment
by check) |
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Registration Deadline
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Refund Policy
If you decide to cancel your registration,
please notify us as soon as possible by phone at 312.922.3432
x232. If you cancel at least two weeks prior to the first
day of class, a full refund will be issued. If you cancel
less than two weeks prior to the class, a refund minus a $25
processing fee will be issued.
Credits
One (1) Lane Credit hour / Fifteen (15) CPDUs
Location
Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago (corner of Michigan Ave.
and Jackson Blvd.)
Getting Here
Parking – Grant Park South Garage (enter off Michigan
Avenue) or InterPark at Adams and Wabash (17 E. Adams)
CTA – Red, Brown, Blue, Green, Orange, and Pink line
stops are all 1-3 blocks away
Instructors
Jean Linsner and Jennifer Masengarb, CAF Education Department
Questions?
Jean Linsner, Vice President of Youth Education, CAF
jlinsner@architecture.org
phone 312.922.3432 x232 | fax 312.922. 2607
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