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Look Up! Chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper and a
walk through the Loop to view these towers amazes us today,
just as it amazed visitors to Chicago in the late 19th century.
Join the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) as we take
several behind-the-scenes tours of both brand new and historic
skyscrapers. Join your colleagues on a skyscraper scavenger
hunt. Together we'll explore the big ideas of the structural
systems and the aesthetics of tall buildings.
This workshop will give you strategies for investigating any
skyscraper with your class and practical classroom-ready ideas
for your history, language arts, fine arts, math, and science
lessons. And, as always, all our activities are based on the
Illinois Learning Standards.
Help your students see the city’s tall buildings in
creative ways and move beyond the same old report on the city's
icons.
This workshop will help you and your students
answer:
• Why did Chicago play such an
important role in the development of the first skyscrapers?
• Which Chicago architects were innovators of this new
building type?
• How do these tall wonders stand up?
• What new innovations are found in 21st century skyscrapers?
Please dress for the weather and be
prepared to do some walking.
Dates and Times
Saturdays, May 3 and 10, 2008
9 am – 4:30 pm, each Saturday
Course Fee
$100
Pre-Paid Registration Required
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by credit card) |
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out and mail the registration form (payment
by check) |
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Registration Deadline
Saturday, April 19, 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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