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With our focused lectures, members-only events, classes for adult learners and much more, CAC brings you inspiring new ways to stay engaged with Chicago’s architecture and built environment.
Adult Programs
With our focused lectures, members-only events, classes for adult learners and much more, CAC brings you inspiring new ways to stay engaged with Chicago’s architecture and built environment.
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Book Talk: “Chicago: An Illustrated Timeline”
Every city has its foundational stories. In this talk, CAC Program Director Hallie Rosen discusses Chicago:…
Book Talk: “Between the Leaves: On Housing” with Canopy & Friends
Join us as we celebrate the release of Canopy Architecture + Design’s new publication, Between the…
At the Edge of the Bungalow Belt
In the early 1900s, Chicago’s “bungalow belt” took shape across the outer-ring neighborhoods. After…
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Members Only Exhibition Viewing: Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture
Members get first access to the new Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture Exhibit!
Toward a Greener and More Resilient Chicago
Sustainability is more than solar panels and green roofs. Join us as we highlight a range of green building and sustainability initiatives taking place all across Chicago.
Book Talk: “Between the Leaves: On Housing” with Canopy & Friends
Join us as we celebrate the release of Canopy Architecture + Design’s new publication, Between the Leaves: On Housing, exploring the major challenges in creating affordable housing and what we can do to support initiatives in our communities.
Field Museum: 100 Years on Museum Campus
Join experts from the Field Museum, Chicago Architecture Center and Chicago History Museum as they share stories of Museum Campus over the past 100 years.
At the Edge of the Bungalow Belt
In the early 1900s, Chicago’s “bungalow belt” took shape across the outer-ring neighborhoods. After WWII, at the belt’s far edge, this distinctive housing type often morphed into new hybrid forms. Join us as we explore variations of a classic…
CAC Story Time
Join us for a unique story time at the inspiring Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens, as we learn about the impact of women in architecture. Let your child’s imagination come to life as we read The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha…
Book Talk: “Chicago: An Illustrated Timeline”
Every city has its foundational stories. In this talk, CAC Program Director Hallie Rosen discusses Chicago: An Illustrated Timeline with author and CAC docent Ellen Shubart, which chronicles the city’s growth from trading post to global metropolis.
Together Again Gala 2021
Please join us for a spectacular evening of celebration at the Old Post Office on the nation’s largest urban private rooftop.
Tales of the Night Chicago Burned
Join us for a live onstage performance by master storyteller Scott Whitehair. In this original work, Whitehair will weave together personal narratives of triumph and hardship experienced by those who survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
How the Great Fire Changed Chicago
The conflagration that tore through Chicago in October 1871 is often credited with rewriting our city’s history. Like most everything from that era, the Great Fire’s aftermath was an opportunity for those on the make. But was it really so clear-cut?