Boom
Towns! Chicago Architects Design New Worlds
Opens Sept 23
CAF’s newest exhibition,
Boom Towns! explores similarities and differences
in the architectural responses to boom conditions in two
centuries and cities. Opening reception, Tuesday, September
23, 5:30pm. Learn
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Application
Deadline for Docent Education Program is
Oct. 15, 2008
It
is not too late to submit applications for the next Docent
Education Program that begins January, 2009. Learn
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New
tour: Sculpture in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park
is an outdoor art gallery filled with sculptures and monuments.
Learn about the people they honor, who sculpted them and
how they were financed. Starts September 11th.
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CAFamily
Studio Sundays Explore - Create - Design
Construction Junction-a day of building
fun at CAF’s first Family Studio Sunday! September
21, 11am-3 pm. Learn
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Birds
Eye View of “Bird’s Nest”
The Beijing Olympic Stadium model
is on view at CAF through September 12.
Free exhibition open daily. For
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WICKED
Cast Joins Architecture River Cruise
WICKED
cast members will go cruising with CAF at 3:00pm every
Tuesday in September. Specially priced $37.50 WICKED tickets
are also available for cruise passengers for Tues-Weds
performances through October 1. Visit www.BroadwayinChicago.com
and mention code CAF for the discount. |
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New
Tour: Women of Influence - Graceland Cemetery
New tour identifies the women behind the
scenes of Chicago’s early development. Held at Graceland
Cemetery, The Women of Influence Tour is offered
on select Saturdays starting September 6. Learn
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USSR
and Chicago: Avant-garde Approaches in Architecture 1965-1985
French
photographer Frédéric Chaubin, architectural
historian Tim Wittman, and Malynne Sternstein, Associate
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures,
University of Chicago will discuss this era of architectural
history, Wednesday, September 17, 5:30pm. Learn
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860-880
N. Lake Shore Drive on Tour for Members
Preservation architect Gunny Harboe will
provide a Members-Only tour September 10, describing the
restoration of Mies Van der Rohe’s iconic apartment
buildings: 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive. Learn
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Members
to Tour GreenHouse Chicago
Conceived
as a sustainable model for urban living, GreenHouse Chicago’s
live/work space will be toured by CAF members September
26. Learn
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Class:
Louis Sullivan and the Living Machine in Architecture
Tim Wittman examines the career of Louis
H. Sullivan in four phases, from his youth and education
through the mature and late periods, examining the evolution
of this great theorist's concept of integrating nature
and design. Course held Tuesdays, September 30 - October
28 at 6pm. Learn
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Architecture
of Culture & Commerce Tour Features New Restorations
CAF’s
daily tour of world-class cultural and commercial institutions
tour includes the newly-remodeled Palmer House Hilton
and the recent restoration of the Tiffany dome in the
Chicago Cultural Center. For
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Modern
Skyscrapers tour updated for the 21st century
The
daily Modern Skyscrapers walking tour has been updated
to feature some of the Loop's cutting-edge developments,
including the AIC Modern Wing, Trump Tower and more.
For
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Preserving
Chicago's Future walking tour
This tour explores the choices that
are made every day about preserving historic structures
and how these choices influence the beauty, identity and
revitalization of Chicago. Only two more tours in 2008:
September 13, October 11.
For
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Study
Trip to Denver
Last chance to register for Study Tour
to Denver! There are still spaces available for CAF's
tour to Denver October 16-19. Learn
more... |
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petition for Chicago 2016 Olympics
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