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This calendar of Chicago architectural events is jointly sponsored by Repeat and the Chicago Architectural Club. Send listings, corrections, comments, complaints and limericks to: webmaster
`Three Lost Architectural Visions 2:00 A.M. until closing. - Stop 'N Drink Academia, 134 West Wacker (lower level) Lecture by J. Anniston-Vaughn, professor of Architecture, Art History and Cosmetology, College of Architecture and Design, University of Tennessee at Dollywood, discussing three lost masterpieces of 20th Century architecture: Eric Blore's Procter House, the 30 story office tower so perfectly minimalimist that, for the nearly five decades since its construction, no one has been able to find it; Stig Worden's iconic Belgian Museum, so richly dense with program and ideas that there was no room left for art or people; and Arthur Donder's proto-brutalist Muncie Convention Hall, which tackled and destroyed several adjacent hotels before choking to death on a pizza take-out stand modeled after Rome's S. Andrea al Quirinale. Information: 312/555-04657 or via email
Martin Fischer 6:00 P.M. - Room 1100, UIC School of Architecture, 845 West Harrison Street Lecture by Martin Fischer, Stanford Unversity Associate Professor and director of the Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering (CIFE) Information: 312/996.3335 or via email
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST Training 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Metcalf Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 3nd Floor Opening day of two-day event. Today's topics: Fair Housing Act Accessibility Requirements (Technical Overview); Strategies for Compliant Kitchens and Bathrooms; and Accessible Public and Common Use Areas. Register for this event. Information online or :email Rachel Peck or call 703/747-8555 First Tuesdays Happy Hour With the Emerging Green Builders 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. - Monk's Pub, 205 West Lake Street Information: 312/670.7770 Building for Extreme Events Lessons Learned from Katrina 5:30 P.M. cash bar; 6:30 P.M. program -Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Boulevardf A lecture on Hurricane Katrina by Bill Coulbourne, PE. Bill is with URS Corp and is managing the Mitigation Assessment Team for FEMA in Mississippi and Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. The lecture will be held, on April 4, 2006 at the Union League Club.” The lecture will present an overview the structural damage in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and address the question raised by a lot of the survivors, “would stronger building codes have resulted in less damage?”. Reservations: call Donna Childs at 312.649.4600 x200
Lecture by Brigitte Shim is an architecture professor at the University of Toronto and principal of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, a firm interested in the integration of furniture, architecture and landscape. Call the MCA box office for tickets: 312/397.4010 or register on-line ($3 service charge for phone and website reservations) Making Your House Into a Home: Working With an Architect 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento Boulevard To help those contemplating a major home renovation or building project, the Chicago chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA Chicago) will offer free two-hour seminars offering information designed to simplify the process and get major home projects off to a strong start. Topics covered include: When and why to use an architect; How to choose the right architect for your project; What to expect during the design and construction phases; Where to turn for more information about zoning, building code, and permit regulations; and how to avoid costly surprises. For information, call Amy Brierly or Laura Hill at 312/595.0670
Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST Training 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Metcalf Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 3nd Floor Closing day of two-day event. Today's topics:F air Housing Act Accessibility Requirements Overview; Common Design & Construction Violations & Solutionsl and Making Housing Accessible through Accommodations and Modifications. Register for this event. Information online or :email Rachel Peck or call 703/747-8555 Traditional Building Chicago 2006 9:15 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. - Navy Pier Information 202/339.0749 The Chicago Brownfields Initiative 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by Kimberly Worthington, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environment, City of Chicago. Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line Less is More . . . Only When Less is the Sum Total of More 6:00 P.M.. - IIT, S.R. Crown Hall, 3360 South State. Information 312/567.3279 6:00 P.M. - Archeworks, 625 N. Kingsbury, at Ontario
Lecture by David Brown, associate professor of architecture at University of Illinois at Chicago, who is currently investigating, in design research and teaching, ways in which the concerns of existing organizations overseeing various RSVP online - Information or call:312/867.7254 6:00 P.M. - Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Place
Steven Ehrlich will share his distinctive approach to creating meaningful architecture for the 21st century. In this talk Register on-line. Information: 312/787.4071 or on-line
Traditional Building Chicago 2006 8:00 A.M. - 8:30 P.M. - Navy Pier Information 202/339.0749 Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse 12:15 P.M. - Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Millennium Park Room, 5th floor southeast Mesirow Stein Real Estate served as the development manager for the new Domestic Violence Courthouse at 555 W. Harrison, which opened last October. Jeff Foster of Mesirow-Stein will review the challenges and successes of renovating a four-story loft warehouse into a 10-courtroom, state-of-the-art courthouse that incorporates the needs of judges, security, defendants, prisoners, and children of domestic violence Information: 312/458.9454 or on-line Commission on Chicago Landmarks Monthly meeting.
12:45 P.M., 33 N. LaSalle, Room 1600 Design Evanston 2005 Design Awards 6:00 P.M. - The Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston Every year Design Evanston recognizes recent projects of quality with a design award that is given to the owner of the project. Awards are granted in five categories: Architectural Design, Urban Design, Landscape Design, Graphic Design, and Merchandising Design. The projects will be officially recognized at tonight's presentation ceremony. A food and beverage reception will follow the presentation. Design Evanston is a not-for-profit design advocacy organization devoted to encouraging and recognizing good design in the City of Evanston. The organization is composed of design professionals and other concerned citizens who live or work in Evanston. RSVP to the the Evanston Chamber of Commerce at 847/328.1500 ext 22. For information contact David Galloway, president, at 847/492.9509 or via e-mail. 6:00 P.M.. - IIT, S.R. Crown Hall, Lower Core, 3360 South State. Lecture by Lars Scharnholz, professor of European University Vladrina and AINOVAin Bratislava and Research How does one preserve a minimalist project for which few elements are left? Scharnholz's lecture will address the relationship between minimalism and preservation, and the conceptual issues raised by the preservation of Mies van der Rohe's Landhaus Wolf in Gubin, Poland. Mie's first modernist building existed only until the early 1960's. War damage and plundering for building materials have left only a few elements and its gardens intact. Before any ideas of a rebuild could actually gather pace, another variation was being discussed: The "Mies Memory Box" project, which applies faith ina long-term process and in a collaborative search for future approaches to the site. Information 312/567.3279 Event Spaces: Millennium Park, the Olympic Games, and the Spectacular Future of Public Place 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Lecture Hall, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan From Chicago’s own Millennium Park, to master plans for the Olympic Games, new projects are redefining how we approach public space. Three designers and organizers of event and public spaces come together for a dialogue on the future of public space. Panelists will include STS Alexander Garvin, Alex Garvin & Associates, New York; Charles Renfro, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York; and Edward Uhlir, with CAF Curator Ned Cramer as moderator. Presented in conjuction with CAF exhibition Open: New Designs for Public Space. Make reservations on-line or call 312/922.3432 x 266. Information
Traditional Building Chicago 2006 8:00 A.M. - 6:30 P.M. - Navy Pier Information 202/339.0749 Opening Night Gala, Chicago Modernism Show & Sale 6:00 - 9:00 P.M. - 1422 N. Kingsbury
In its third year, Chicago Modernism is expected to draw large numbers of locals and out-of-towners who admire and collect the works of celebrated 20th Century designers including Wright, Le Corbusier, van der Rohe, Rohde, Eames, Noguchi, and many others. A select group of dealers from London, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia, and Detroit, will participate in Chicago Modernism, as well as several prominent local dealers and galleries. The exhibition and sale will feature a full range of high quality 20th Century furnishings, decorative arts, and fine arts in room-setting vignettes including furniture, lighting, paintings, prints, silver, porcelain, art glass, pottery, rugs, textiles, bronzes, vintage clothing, and more. All merchandise offered for sale at the show is authentic, with no reproductions permitted.
The Architecture & Design Society of the Art Institute of Chicago will host an early buying benefit preview to allow serious collectors a chance to see the show before it opens to the public.
All proceeds from this event benefit the Architecture & Design Society's education and acquisition fund Ticket Purchase Information, call 312/443-7300
Traditional Building Chicago 2006 8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. - Navy Pier Information 202/339.0749 Chicago Modernism Show and Sale 10:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. - 1422 Kingsbury Information / Exhibitor List / 708-366-2710 Building Tour: Miller Hull Partnership 1:30 - 3:00 P.M. - 156 West Superior Hear the "behind the scenes" story of this new apartment building, designed by Dave Miller, Miller Hull Partnership, and architect of record Mark Peters, AIA, Studio Dwell Architects, who will review the design process from site constraints to materials selection and lead a tour of the building. Limited to 20 participants. Hard hats required. Meet in front of the building. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
Chicago Modernism Show and Sale Noon - 5:00 P.M. - 1422 Kingsbury Information / Exhibitor List / 708-366-2710
Chicago Community Development Commission Monthly meeting.
1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers Todd Eberle - Architectural Abstractions 6:00 P.M.. - IIT, S.R. Crown Hall, , Lower Core,3360 South State. Lecture by photographer Todd Eberle. Information 312/567.3279
The Lake Michigan Watershed Academy 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart The Lake Michigan Watershed Academy is an unprecedented multi-jurisdictional partnership of nine regional planning councils and councils of governments from four states working cooperatively to benefit the lake and its environs. Ron Thomas, executive director of the Northeast Illinois Planning Commission, is a leading organizer of the Academy. He will present an overview of this initiative which includes portions of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan in the "Southlake" region. Ron will set these initiatives within the broader context of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy, which was released in December 2005 in response to a Presidential call to address environmental challenges of the Great Lakes system. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 The Building Through the Woods: Designing the Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by Marc L’Italien, principal, EHDD Architects. Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line Archeworks Papers - Reception and Book signing 6:00 P.M. - Archeworks, 625 N. Kingsbury, at Ontario
Former Archeworks facilitator and Professor of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology Ben Nicholson delivered his paper New Harmony: The Hands Can't Do What the Mind Can't See in Fall 2005 as part of the Archeworks Lecture Series. The paper was responded to by Archeworks Co-founders Eva Maddox and Stanley Tigerman, and former Archeworks faculty member and architect Doug Garofalo, and is now being published as The Archeworks Papers, Volume 1, number three. Ben Nicholson is a studio professor in IIT’s College of Architecture. He is an architectural historian, designer and observer of American culture. He received his Masters in Architecture at Cranbrook Academy. RSVP online - Information or call:312/867.7254
Preserving a Piece of Mies - Part 4: Beyond Mies - MoMA Returns 12:00 - 1:00 P.M -AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart The Museum of Modern Art in New York City recently re-opened after a major expansion and renovation, designed by Yoshio Taniguchi with KPF as executive architect and R.A. Heintges as façade consultant. The work included renovating the museum's original 53rd St. façade, designed by Philip L. Goodwin and Edward Durell Stone and built in 1939. Scott Murray, now teaching at UIUC and previously with R.A. Heintges, will focus on restoration of lost elements of the original design. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 Ben F. Laposky - The 1953 Electronic Abstractions Exhibition, restaged and remixed - opening reception
The late Ben Laposky is among the pioneers in electronic art, which preceded the development of computer graphics. This exhibit recreates his first exhibition held in 1953. It includes over 100 black & white and color images, and is the first showing of his collected works and historical images from his archives in over 35 years. Information 312/567.5293
Building a Zero Energy Home 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento Boulevard Presenter: Zoka Zola, Zoka Zola Architects Zoka Zola will describe the process of creating a zero energy home in downtown Chicago. Zoka Zola Architects aim to create dwellings that use only energy generated on-site and that are “ecological, socially regenerative and self sustaining.” Discussion will include suggestions for proposals and strategies that reinforce zoning ordinances that reflect Chicago as an ideal sustainable urban center. Register via email or call 312/746.9642 Glessner House Museum 4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt 12:00 - 2:00 P.M. - Glessner House Museum -1800 South Prairie
Join Glessner House Museum and the Easter Bunny for our fourth annual Easter Egg Hunt in the Chicago Women's Park and Garden. Children guests will enjoy hunting for 5,000 Easter eggs, a baby animal petting zoo, raffle prizes, treats and more. Recommended for ages 10 and
Architecture and Healing: Feng Shui in Hospitals 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Austrian architect Claudia Schumm will present Austrian hospitals and healing environments in which the traditional Chinese science of feng shui and natural paint colors are integrated. The basic principles of feng shui will be described, as well as forms, flow of room-energy, and the direct relationship between environment, individuals and behavior, especially the release of fear and the increase of trust and self-healing power. Schumm will also speak about her own energy efficient, environmentally friendly home, designed with feng shui principals. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 Introduction to ARE and Licensing in Illinois 6:00 - 7:30 P.M. - Room 1100, Art and Architecture Building, 845 W. Harrison St. Are you ready for the ARE? Interns and associates are invited to this annual event to learn how to become eligible, study for, and take the ARE. Speakers include Kekku Lehtonen, AIA, ARE Development, NCARB (Washington , D.C. ); Illinois Architecture Licensing Board representative; Frank Heitzman, AIA, IDP Coordinator for AIA Chicago; Mike Newman, coordinator, UIC/ARE Refresher Course; and recent successful exam takers. Information: 312/670.7770
Shubert Theater/Majestic Hotel Renovation 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by George Halik, principal, Booth Hansen Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line 6:00 P.M.. - IIT, S.R. Crown Hall, , 3360 South State. Lecture by Milos Stehlik, Director of Facets Multimedia Information 312/567.3279
Climate Control: What Architects Need to Know About the Chicago Energy Code 12:00 - 1:30 P.M. - Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court Compliance with the Chicago Energy Code is required for all new buildings. This presentation will cover building envelope, lighting and mechanical system requirements of the code for commercial buildings. A demonstration of ComCheck EZ will be included. Presenters will include:
Bring lunch or buy in the CBA cafeteria (purchase ticket in first-floor shop) Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 12:15 - 1:00 PM - Claudia Cassidy Theater, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street Information: Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois; 312/922.1742 Monthly meeting.
1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers Rebuilding and Re-envisioning the Gulf Coast 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Lecture Hall, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Rebuilding debates have begun to take shape for the devastated Gulf Coast region. What are the issues when rebuilding on the same footprint of a unique historic region? Who gets to decide how the Gulf Coast is rebuilt? Panelists will discuss their ideas and the various influences on local governments, including the process of community involvement. The panel will include Reed Kroloff, dean, School of Architecture, Tulane University; John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for the New Urbanism; Kate Stohr, co-founder, Architecture for Humanity; and Thomas Murphy, Urban Land Institute CAF Curator Ned Cramer will moderate. Part two of a series of three programs: After Katrina: Preservation, Rebuilding and Infrastructure in the Gulf Coast. Make reservations on-line or call 312/922.3432 x 225. Information
A modern light box, One South Dearborn is a 40-story office building designed by DeStefano/Keating and Partners, now DeStefano + Partners. A fast-paced project, major construction finished in 2005. Among its progressive aesthetic statements, it is also undergoing the LEED Core and Shell Silver Certification. Kevin Schellenbach, AIA will lead the tour, limited to 20 participants. Meet in the lobby. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
New Members Breakfast 9:00 A.M.. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Twice a year, new members are invited to meet the board, KC leaders, staff, and each other and learn more about the organization Information:call Phil Rahill, membership director, 312/670.7770 re:Fab - A Benefit for Architecture for Humanity 7:30 P.M.. - Salvage One, 1840 W. Hubbard The event will also showcase entries to AfH/Chicago's recent newStand competition for a rethinking of the traditional newstand to address ""the daily interaction between reader and news vendor" as part of the dynamic of a healthy urban streetscape. Information 312/337.4543
Exelon Corporation/Grant Park Advisory Council Earth Day Celebration 9:00 - 12:00 Noon. -Daley Bicentennial Plaza - 337 East Randolph The Exelon Corporation is sending out over 50 volunteers to help spruce up Grant Park, and the Grant Park Advisory Council and Conservancy is looking for others to join them.. Tree mulching, play lot cleaning , tennis court cleaning , winter debris clean up It's great exercise (an aerobic work out), it's productive, it's fun and it helps our beleaguered trees after one of our worst droughts in history. Grant Park's Earth Day is good for the environment and builds awareness of our important urban trees. Please come out and socialize - it's the new, hip thing to do: meeting new friends around the trunk of a tree while mulching. Information on-line or call 312/829.8015
The Plate as A Frame: Minimalism in Food Presentation 6:00 P.M.. - IIT, S.R. Crown Hall, , 3360 South State. Lecture by Elaine Sikorski, Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts at Kendall College Information 312/567.3279
Visiting the White City 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Leaves from Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe Landscape historian Barbara Geiger will lead rousing discussions about the book, The Devil in the White City, Eric Larsen's best-selling story of good and evil at the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893. Participants will hear stories about Daniel H. Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted, drive by the site of Dr. Holmes's hotel and walk around the Exhibition grounds– better known as Jackson Park. Lunch and transportation are included. For a course catalog describing programs and classes in more detail, or to register, call the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden at (847) 835-8261, or visit online. LEED Projects: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 5:00 - 6:30P.M. - cash bar and appetizers, 6:30 - 8:00 P.M., presentation of LEED projects - Union League Club, 55 West Jackson Boulevard This annual event offers a mini-expo of green products, followed by an enlightening look at three LEED projects. An architect, commissioning agent and general contractor will discuss the practical lessons learned during the planning and execution of their respective sustainable projects. Attendees will gain valuable inside tips on LEED projects and how they are transforming the marketplace. Register and get more information at www.csichicago.org Passionate Nature: Alfred Caldwell’s Chicago Parks 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Lecture Hall, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Alfred Caldwell’s exquisite Lily Pool in Lincoln Park has been nominated as a National Historic Landmark— an honor bestowed upon only a select number of America’s most significant landscapes. This program celebrates Caldwell’s contributions and takes place the same week that the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool opens to the public for its 2006 season. It will include the premiere public showing of Passionate Nature: Alfred Caldwell’s Chicago Parks. Produced by June and Paul Finfer of Lost and Found Productions, this independent documentary provides insight to Caldwell’s life, the creation and restoration of the Lily Pool and his other Chicago park work. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with the film makers and Julia S. Bachrach, Chicago Park District historian, and Gerald Estes, AIA, on Caldwell’s contributions to American landscape architecture. Reservations recommended - email or call 312/922.3432 x 266. Information Moving Towards the Future: There Is No Such Thing as Free Parking 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento Boulevard Presenter: Jan Metzger, Center for Neighborhood Technology
This is the third program in a three-part series on transportation-related topics. Free, or reduced fare parking, is often used as a powerful marketing tool and consumer incentive. Join Jan Metzger, from Chicago’s Center for Neighborhood Register via email or call 312/746.9642 Universal Design: A Catalyst for Invention 6:00 P.M. - Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago
Join Marca Bristo, president and CEO of Access Living; Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director of Adaptive Environments; Coco Raynes, president of the multidisciplinary design firm Coco Raynes Associates; and Rebecca McGinnis, access coordinator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and universal design scholar, as they discuss the innovative ways universal design principles have been applied in cultural institutions. There will be a sign language interpreter and descriptive narrator for the panel discussion. The photo to the right shows the Raynes Rail from Coco Raynes Associates Ltd.. It's a Braille and Audio Handrail System that makes public buildings, parks, transportation facilities and museums accessible to everyone by offering audio messages with directions, descriptions of open areas, traffic patterns, and warnings of ramps, stairs and turns. Call the MCA box office for tickets: 312/397.4010 or register on-line ($3 service charge for phone and website reservations)
Update on 108 N. State St. (Block 37) 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by Grant Uhlir, AIA, principal, Gensler Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line Archeworks Spring Final Critique 5:30 P.M. - Archeworks, 625 N. Kingsbury, at Ontario Student teams will present design projects to the public. This year's projects include Design of Products for Stroke Survivors; Ideal Chicago Community School Prototype; and Design of a "Tools for School" Store. RSVP online - Information or call:312/867.7254 David Chipperfield: Recent Work 6:00 P.M.. - IIT, S.R. Crown Hall, , 3360 South State. Lecture by David Chipperfield, David Chipperfield Architects, London and Morgenstern Visiting Chair in Architecture.Information 312/567.3279 Career Paths in Planning & Architecture 6:00 P.M. - Chaddick Institute, DePaul University at Wabash and Jackson A panel discussion on careers in urban planning, development, real estate, and architecture, and other related fields. Organizers include Helene Berlin - Applied Real Estate Analysis (AREA); Liz Jellema - Economics Research Associates (ERA); Anne-Marie Melgard - Global Synergy Partnership; and Rebecca Callcott of DeStefano & Partners, Ltd. Register online - Information
Forces Driving Retail Entertainment 7:45 A.M. registration, 8:15 - 9:15 A.M. program. - The Mid-Day Club, 10 S. Dearborn, 56th Floor, Chicago Guest Speakers Steve Frishman, Principal, Mid-America Real Estate Corporation, and Greg Merdinger, Principal, The John Buck Company will discuss how retail entertainment developments emerge when a variety of players bundle together entertainment, dining, and retail components to create synergistic leisure destinations. These retail destination developments are a response to changing consumer preferences favoring leisure options that are easily accessible, closer to home, and that can be frequently enjoyed. Please join us to discover how local retail developers and brokers are dealing with this retail entertainment phenomenon and what you can expect in the fu Registration, including registration information, on-line or call ULI Customer Service at 800/321.5011 Third Annual Midwest Bridge Symposium 7:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Maggiano's, 111 West Grand This one day symposium is include discussions on such projects as the BP Pedestrian Bridge linking Millennium Park to the Lake Michigan shoreline; . the Halsted Street Bridge over the Chicago River; Torrence Avenue Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) design; the Huey P. Long Bridge widening; the Kishwaukee River Bridge; and the CPRR Black River Swing Bridge. John Dietrick, of Michael Baker Jr., Inc. will present the Fulton Road Bridge which crosses over the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Construction of this precast concrete arch bridge required specialized methods and unique design challenges associated with post-tensioning and erecting of the arch ribs. Jonathan McGormley, of Wiss Janney, Elstner Associates, will discuss innovative fatigue retrofitting of the I-435 Missouri River Bridge. Stan Kaderbek, of Walsh Construction, will provide an insightful contractor’s perspective on bridge construction. Jon Edwards, of the IDOT Bureau of Bridges and Structures, will share his experience in steel bridge fabrication and erection. Schedule.For more information, including costs, call Donna Childs at 312.649.4600 x200 Globalization: Job Opportunities and Threats 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart. Globalization is growing as fast as the Internet did ten years ago – and so are people's interest and concerns. Learn about short- and long-term opportunities and threats to your markets and jobs from countries such as China and India. Information: 312/670.7770 Big City Sustainability: What Chicago Can Learn From Curitiba, Brazil 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento Boulevard Presenter: Carmen Vidal-Hallett, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Carmen Vidal-Hallett of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development will present this intriguing case study of one of our South American neighbors, Curitiba, Brazil. Curitiba is a thriving metropolis with award-winning innovations in both its social and environmental urban development policies. Ms. Vidal-Hallet will focus her discussion Register via email or call 312/746.9642
Restoration of the Baha'i House of Worship, Wilmette 12:00 P.M. lunch; 1:00 P.M. lecture, University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe Street The Third Sidney A. Guralnick Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship Awards Luncheon and Lecture features Robert F. Armbruster, who will lecture on the recent restoration of the Baha'i House of Worship. Call Jessica Nicholson at 312/ 567.3540 for reservations. 1. Have you been here before. 2. No this is the first time 5:30 P.M.. - IIT, S.R. Crown Hall, , 3360 South State. Lecture by Robert Wilson, creator of opera, experimental theater and art. Information 312/567.3279 The Modern Ball, A&D Society 25th Anniversary Gala 6:30 - midnight. - The Rooftop Terrace, Millennium Park
This year the Architecture & Design Society and the Department of Architecture and Design of the Art Institute of Chicago celebrate twenty-five years of achievement and contribution to the architecture and design community. To mark this significant milestone and the naming of a new museum director, James Cuno, a change in the name of the department and the arrival of new John H. Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design, Joseph Rosa, and a new wing at the Art Institute--The Modern--the society announces a black-tie gala The Modern Ball. Cindy Pritzker, Honorary Chair, John and Neville Bryan, special recognition. Ticket Purchase Information, call 312/443-7300
Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago: A Volunteer Program 7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. - departure location TBA Pick up a paintbrush, retile the kitchen or install cabinets. These are some of the repairs that volunteers will perform on National Rebuilding Together Day. Every year, Rebuilding Together, a non-profit organization, selects a different neighborhood in which to provide free home repairs for elderly, disabled or low-income individuals. This year, we have chosen a house in Harvey for which we are planning repairs Those interested in participating, should email Mark Schwamel, Assoc. AIA. An orientation meeting will be planned before event day. Information: 312/670.7770
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6:00 P.M. - Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago
scales of metropolitan development can provide parameters for modes of urban design and planning that can negotiate an area’s transformation in time. He is co-editor of two publications 
Ehrlich traces the evolution of his philosophy, incorporating numerous examples from his recent work in the U.S. and around the world. Citing the unique convergence of factors that challenge today's architects to adapt to global realities, Ehrlich makes a compelling case for multi-cultural modernism as a vital and flexible architectural language for our time. The lecture will elucidate the following four elements of multi-cultural modernism: sensing place and listening to people; courtyards as an antidote to density stress; the influence of Los Angeles, city of the future; and cross-cultural fusion.
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Sponsor: Design Evanston, Evanston Chamber of Commerce
Director of the Polish-German Institute of New Industrial Culture INIK.
4:30 - 7:30 P.M.. - IIT, Paul V. Galvin Library, 35 West 33rd Street
6:00 - 7:00 P.M. - One South Dearborn
An evening of food, drink and live music from Rebirth Brass Band from New Orlean, with all profits going to 
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