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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
Architectural Ornament Casting Workshop As part of the grand re-opening of the Chicago History Museum, artisans from the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, District Council #1 will demonstrate the techniques of ornamentation used by Louis Sullivan. Participants will be able to observe the casting of ornament as well as participate in the activity by casting their own from historical architectural fragments Information for this event. Inforation: 312/787.4071 and on-line.
First Tuesdays Happy Hour with ISDA 5:30 - 8:00 P.M. - Rock Bottom Brewery, 1 West Grand - roof garden Information: 312/670.7770 All Risks Ready Emergency Design: Project ER One 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. - Merchandise Mart Conference Center, 350 N. Orleans St., second floor (or enter from second floor of Merchandise Mart) Speaker: Craig Feied, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FACPh Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 The Architecture of Louis Sullivan: Newberry Library 10-Week Seminar - second session 6:00 - 7:30 P.M. - Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street In honor of the 150th anniversary of Louis Sullivan’s birth, Newberry
To register, call 312/ 255.3700 or 312/255.3592. Information on-line John Hancock Center Scaffold Tragedy 7:00 program, preceeded by 5:15 P.M. cash bar and 6:00 P.M. dinner,- 410 Club, located in the Wrigley Building at 410 N. Michigan On a very windy Saturday in March of 2002 a portion of a scaffold fell from the west elevation of the John Hancock Building killing four people. The 100 foot long platform was one of several that were suspended on the building to allow access for exterior wall maintenance. The platform was located at the 42nd floor with support structures mounted on the roof. The determination of whether the wind forces were of sufficient magnitude to overwhelm an adequately designed and constructed scaffold or whether the failure was due to mechanical or structural deficiency was the subject of considerable analysis. The results of that analysis will be presented this evening by Lindsay Anderson from Lindsay Anderson Consulting, Ltd.
The Restoration of Louis Sullivan’s Ganz Hall at the Auditorium Building 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by David Mann, AIA, principal, Booth Hansen. Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line Modern and Classical Space: The Role of Theory in Practice 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. - Stuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects, 1322 Sherman Ave., Stuart Cohen, FAIA, will discuss how the systematic exploration of theoretical ideas about the definition of architectural space can inform design practice in an architectural practice. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 Chicago's Great Heritage: Preserving the Work of Louis Sullivan 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Architect Louis Sullivan contributed greatly to Chicago¹s architectural legacy with innovative designs of structure balanced with ornamentation. Architects and preservationists will present and discuss the rewards and challenges of restoring Sullivan Louis Sullivan at 150 is a six-week celebration of the 150 anniversary of the birth of architect Louis Sullivan, including lectures, tours, seminars, symposia, classes and film. See the complete schedule, and a rich description of Sullivan's life and work, including many photographs, here. Register via e-mail or call 312/922.3432 x224. Information on-line
Commission on Chicago Landmarks 12:45 P.M., 33 N. LaSalle, Room 1600 Monthly meeting. October agenda (Adobe Acrobat format) 12:15 P.M. - Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Millennium Park Room, 5th floor southeast Columbia College’s Master Plan is intended to guide the development of Columbia’s Information: 312/458.9454 or on-line
Working with a Building Contractor on a Green Building Project 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento Boulevard Presenters: George Sullivan, Eco Smart Building; Mike Zittleman, Pepper Construction Are you just getting started on a green building project? Tap into this opportunity Participants are eligible for a half hour block of time. To register, please contact Meghann Maves at 312/746.4678. Information. (Adobe Acrobat pdf format) Highlights Walking Tour of Bohemian National Cemetary 1:00 - 3:00 P.M.. - Bohemian National Cemetary, 5255 N. Pulaski Road. Albert Walavich, tour guide and historian, shall discuss the founding of the Cemetery and its unusual features. 6:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M... - Tavern Club, 333 North Michigan Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Art Deco Society in historic Tavern Club, with murals by John Norton and other vintage art. The evening will incluce hors d'oerves, a cash bar, dinner, and dancing to the music of a 6-piece jazz band. Black tie and vintage apparel (optional).
Louis Sullivan & the Dream of an American Architecture 6:00 P.M. - Rudolph Ganz Recital Hall, Roosevelt University, 430 South Michigan Avenue Lecture by David Garrard Lowe is a frequent lecturer at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art & the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, and is author of numerous books, including Lost Chicago; Chicago Interiors; Stanford White's New York and Art Deco New York. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and House & Garden. He is President of the Beaux Arts Alliance. Mr. Lowe's lecture will be followed by dinner served in the restored Sullivan Room of Roosevelt University (formerly the Ladies' Parlor of the Auditorium Hotel). The meal will feature a seasonal menu inspired by dishes of the period from the Auditorium Hotel Dining Room. Appropriate dress is requested. Dinner is $60 per person. Please call 312-431-2387 to make dinner reservation or visit
Call 312/ 341.9668 to register to lecture only, or 312/431.2387 for dinner. Registration form available on-line (Microsoft Word format). Deadline for reservation and payment is October 2nd. Information on-line.
21st Century Chicago 12:15 - 1:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by Zoka Zola, AIA, principal, Zoka Zola Architecture + Urban Design. Many Information on-line Chicago Community Development Commission Monthly meeting.
1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers October agenda (Adobe Acrobat format) (October agenda not yet posted) A Forum on the Future of Wabash 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. - Prairie Avenue Bookstore,
418 South Wabash From the river to Roosevelt, Wabash Avenue is being transformed. Office buildings and Information: 312/458.9454 or on-line
Population Growth, The Inconvenient Truth 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart What do architects need to understand about population growth and related consumption? How will architects deal with need for compact development? What will America be like with an additional 100 million people? Harold Olin, FAIA, will present an overview of these issues and facilitate a discussion. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 Sullivan and the Synthesis of Nature and the Machine 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by Tim Wittman, architectural historian Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line A Sullivan Celebration: Contemporary Ornament and Architecture 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Louis Sullivan's ability to balance the decorative with the function and form of a building influenced generations of architects. A leading contemporary Chicago architect, and a curator and scholar will come together to discuss how Sullivan’s legacy of “form follows function” balanced with ornamental beauty persists in 21st century architecture. panel will include Joseph Rosa, Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago, architect Jeanne Gang of Studio/Gang, and moderator Edward Lifson of WBEZ's Hello, Beautiful. Louis Sullivan at 150 is a six-week celebration of the 150 anniversary of the birth of architect Louis Sullivan, including lectures, tours, seminars, symposia, classes and film. See the complete schedule, and a rich description of Sullivan's life and work, including many photographs, here. Reserve online or call 312/922.3432 x224. Information on-line Kenneth Yeang - Deep Green Design 6:00 P.M. - Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Lecture by Kenneth Yeang, a pioneer in a new genre of tall buildings referred to as "bioclimatic skyscrapers," Yeang is an internationally renowned architect specializing in the design of "green" architecture, or ecologically-responsive large buildings and master plans. He has designed more than a dozen high-rise towers and over two hundred projects worldwide, including the 40-story eco-tower Elephant and Castle in London; the 24-story IBM building in Malaysia; the 15-story Mesiniaga Building, also in Malaysia, which received the prestigious Aga Khan Award; and the National Library in Singapore, honored by the government of Singapore with a Green Platinum Prize, the highest award for a green and sustainable building. His most recent book is Ecodesign: A Manual for Ecological Design. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Ken Yeang: Green Design and Planning in Architecture on view at I space, October 13 - November 11, 2006. I space is located at 230 West Superior, 2nd Floor, Chicago Register for this event. Information: 312/787.4071 and on-line. Arquitectos Annual Awards and Scholarship Reception 6:00 P.M.- cocktails, 7:00 P.M. Dinner and awards, 9:00 P.M. reception, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 1852 West 19th Street This year's program. Mosaics of Our Past Framework our Future, honors Hispanic design professionals, community leaders and students for their commitment to empowering our built environment and their dedication to fulfilling family dreams. 25th ward alderman Daniel Solis is honorary co-chair. They keynote speaker will be Henry G. Cisneros, former San Antonio mayor and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Clinton, and current chairman of CityView Companies. Registration form online. Information. Helmut Meyer: Mainstreaming Ecocompatible Design Practices 6:00 P.M. - S.R. Crown Hall, 3360 South State Street, South Core Lecture by Helmut Meyer, Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH, Stuttgart. whose subject will be: Mainstreaming Ecocompatible Design Practices - Transitions to Large-Scale Sustainable Buildings. Information: 312/567.3279 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - DeStefano and Partners, 445 East Illinois, #250 AIA Chicago has purchased all the available ARE and LEED study materials, and anyone preparing for the Architect Registration Examination is welcome to attend these study sessions. This month's host is Jessica Mondo, Assoc. AIA. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
DCAP Update from Richard Rodriguez 9:00 A.M - 10:00 A.M. - Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan Ave., John Buck Lecture Hall Richard Rodriguez, Esq., executive director the Chicago Dept. of Construction and Permits, will present the latest information on permits and processes at this annual program. Mr. Rodriguez, who joined the department last February, will discuss ongoing improvements and futures initiatives. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 12:00 - 1:00 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Who keeps watch over our endangered buildings? What is the Watch List, and how does it help save our heritage? Lisa DiChiera, director of advocacy, Landmarks Illinois (formerly LPCI), will present the statewide advocacy organization’s annual Chicagoland Watch List and how it's used. Bring lunch; beverages provided. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. - International Masonry Institute, 53 W. Jackson Blvd. #315 ARE study session. Please note: there is no need to register for this program. Information: 312/670.7770 Julius Shulman in conversation with Joseph Rosa 6:00 P.M. - Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium (enter through Columbus drive)
Julius Shulman is known as one of the most important chroniclers of American modernist Reservation form on-line, or call 312/443.7300 Building for Democracy: The Small Town Banks of Louis Sullivan First Chicago screening of this new, 35-minute documentary, produced by the Chicago-based Siena Workshop. The film examines eight bank buildings, scattered throughout the Midwest, that Register for this event. Information: 312/787.4071 and on-line. World Class Cities: What Does it Take? 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan How can we move our cities to being the best and most imaginative cities for the world? Reserve online or call 312/922.3432 x224. Information on-line
Ken Yeang: Current Work Noon - S.R. Crown Hall, 3360 South State Street, Lower Core Lecture by Ken Yeang, one of the world's leading practioners of sustainable architecture. For more information about Ken Yeang, see description of October 11th Graham Foundation lecture. Information: 312/567.3279 Louis Sullivan at 150 International Symposium 5:30 - 8 :00 P.M. - Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark Street Opening day of a three day symposium on the life and career of architect Louis Sullivan, which opens tonight with a keynote lecture by architectural historian, Jean Louis Cohen. Louis Sullivan at 150 is a six-week celebration of the 150 anniversary of the birth of architect Louis Sullivan, including lectures, tours, seminars, symposia, classes and film. See the complete schedule, and a rich description of Sullivan's life and work, including many photographs, here. Register online or call 312/799.2004. Information on-line
Louis Sullivan at 150 International Symposium 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark Street Second day of a three day symposium on the life and career of architect Louis Sullivan will feature presentations by Daniel Bluestone, University of Virginia; Joseph Siry, Wesleyan University; Lauren Weingarden, Florida State University; and Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, Parsons School of Design Louis Sullivan at 150 is a six-week celebration of the 150 anniversary of the birth of architect Louis Sullivan, including lectures, tours, seminars, symposia, classes and film. See the complete schedule, and a rich description of Sullivan's life and work, including many photographs, here. Register online or call 312/799.2004. Information on-line
Louis Sullivan at 150 International Symposium 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark Street Concluding day of a three day symposium on the life and career of architect Louis Sullivan will feature presentations by Jean Castex, Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Versailles; and Wim De Wit, Getty Research Institute. Finally, David Van Zanten, Mary Jane Crowe Professor in Art and Art History, Northwestern University will moderate a discussion with all seven speakers from today and yesterday on what Sullivan's buildings, designs, methods, and ideas mean for us today. Louis Sullivan at 150 is a six-week celebration of the 150 anniversary of the birth of architect Louis Sullivan, including lectures, tours, seminars, symposia, classes and film. See the complete schedule, and a rich description of Sullivan's life and work, including many photographs, here. Register online or call 312/799.2004. Information on-line
Chicago Children's Museum 6:00 P.M. (Note new time) - Daley Bicentennial Plaza - 337 E. Randolph just east of Columbus Drive The Chicago Children's Museum has proposed building a two-story building on the northeast corner of Monroe Street and Columbus Drive in Grant Park. This would be diagonally across from the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago currently under construction. We need to hear from you at this first, public meeting on the proposed building for Grant Park. An update will also be given on the new "Agora" sculpture installation that is under construction at the south end of Grant Park. It will be 106, 9-feet-tall, metal figures installed this month and next. Information: 312/829.8015
Lessons Learned from São Paulo 5:30 - 7:00 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Carmen Vidal-Hallett, Assoc. AIA, continues her study of South American cities, following on her presentation last year on Curitiba. She will discuss São Paulo, one of the largest cities in the world: environmental innovations, low-cost initiatives, sustainable planning and urban design; and the contrast between the big metropolis and sustainable projects in smaller towns in the State of São Paulo. Register for this event. Changemakers Series: Stanley Tigerman and Elizabeth Smith in Conversation 6:30 P.M. - Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue Architect Stanley Tigerman, of Tigerman McCurry Architects, one of the firms included in the Sustainable Architecture in Chicago exhibition, and MCA Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Programs, Elizabeth Smith, discuss design and ethics. Register for this event. Information on-line or call 312.397.4010
The Transformation of Synagogues to Baptist Churches in Chicago 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by Suzanne Morgan, founder, The Center for Religious Architecture Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line Facts, Figures, Fees: Managing for LEED 5:30 - 6:30 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Does designing a green or LEED certified building how you manage a project, including schedule, staffing and fee? Three architects will discuss their experiences: Jonathan Boyer, AIA, (Farr Associates), Rand Ekman, AIA (OWP/P), and Aaron Shepard, AIA (OWP/P). Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 6:30 P.M. - iSpace Gallery, 230 West Superior Street, 2nd floor What is currently being worked on that is unbuilt, under construction, or just an idea? The Chicago Architectural Club invites you to come to I-Space to show - and see - current work by present, past and future club members in an informal setting. Bring four images on your flash drive, something to say (5 to 10 minutues) and CAC will provide the drinks. Those showing and attending to RSVP to Michael Wilkinson
Start Here: Chicago Lobby Design 12:15 - 1:00 PM - Claudia Cassidy Theater on the second floor of the Cultural Center
Monthly meeting.
1:00 P.M., Cook County Boardroom 6:00 P.M. - S.R. Crown Hall, 3360 South State Street, Center Core Lecture by Leslie E. Robertson, Director of Design, Leslie E. Robertson Associates, R.L.L.P., Professor, Princeton University. Information: 312/567.3279
Paulo Mendes da Rocha 6:00 P.M. - Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium (enter through Columbus drive)
Lecture by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, internationally regarded as one of the most relevant architects in Brazil. de Rocha is an early key figure in the São Paulo, or Paulist brutalist Reservation form on-line, or call 312/443.7300
A Stronger City, a Stronger Olympic Movement 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line
Green Engineering and Brownfields Redevelopment 12:00 P.M. (tentative) - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento Boulevard Opening day of this first-of-its-kind, 11⁄2 day conference focusing on sustainable engineering
practices which can be applied in the redevelopment of brownfield sites. The Today's half-day session will consist of a tour on the first day showcasing sustainable practices and identifying a brownfield site to be used as a focus for the exercises during the main event. Full conference agenda, CEU information, and registration information on-line or call 312/ 996-6904. 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - DeStefano and Partners, 445 East Illinois, #250 AIA Chicago has purchased all the available ARE and LEED study materials, and anyone preparing for the Architect Registration Examination is welcome to attend these study sessions. This month's host is Jessica Mondo, Assoc. AIA. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 5:00 P.M. registration, 5:30 P.M. dinner, 6:30 P.M., program, Crystal Room, The Union League Club The City of Chicago, with the lead of Mayor Richard Daley, is writing the book on sustainable design within an urban environment. Our presenters will lead a discussion on the many issues effecting design professionals when pursuing sustainable design in Chicago. Attendees will be updated on the progress on the sustainable design initiatives adopted by the city and plans for the future. Topics will include the “Chicago Standard”, how this standard compares to LEED, and when design professionals are required to comply with this standard and other initiatives. The program will also discuss the 2030 Challenge Resolution, recently adopted by the US Conference of Mayors and put forth by the mayors from many major cities, including Mayor Daley. Presenters will include John Albrecht, AIA, CSI, ALA, NCARB, LEED-AP, City of Chicago, Dept. of General Services; and John Montgomery, AIA, LEED-AP Public Building Commission of Chicago Program Coordinator, Green Buildings Register for this event by October 17th. Members may email Chicagocsi@aol.com or call 847-382-1924. Information: on-line.
Green Engineering and Brownfields Redevelopment 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento Boulevard Center and closing day of this first-of-its-kind, 11⁄2 day conference focusing on sustainable engineering practices which can be applied in the redevelopment of brownfield sites. The conference is structured as an engineering design workshop, with an emphasis on water conservation, stormwater management, energy conservation, and alternative energy. Join us for site tours, case studies, and a unique hands-on learning experience between practicing engineers and University of Illinois engineering students. A number of practitioners will give presentations based upon completed and ongoing projects. Today's session will feature expert presentations and interactive exercises. Each group will be asked to develop sustainable alternatives to routine engineering practices at the chosen brownfield redevelopment site, focusing in on energy, water, stormwater, landscaping, roadway and infrastructure. Following the workshop, engineering students from the University of Illinois will continue to refine plans and specifications for the redevelopment of the site. Products developed during and after the conference will be provided to the owner/developer of the case study site for possible use in the actual redevelopment work to be undertaken Full conference agenda, CEU information, and registration information on-line or call 312/ 996-6904. Thinking Outside the Box – Tapered, Tilted, Twisted Towers 8:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. - Hermann Union Building Auditorium,
Illinois Institute of Technology,
3201 South State Street Opening day of the two-day annual conference of the international Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The program involves architects and engineers who will focus on all design and construction aspects of tapered, tilted, twisted towers. Featured speakers include Daniel Libeskind and Peter Wynn Rees, chief planner of the City of London. Also presenting are major property developers Dubai Properties, Gale International and Cityzen, as well as contractors, engineers and facade specialist. The full schedule of programs and speakers, in Adobe Acrobat pdf format, can be downloaded here. Information online or by emailing Geri Kery The Politics of Architecture/The Architecture of Politics 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lecture by Lee Bey, Director of Media & Government Relations at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line 6:00 P.M. - Room 1100, Arts and Architecture Building, 845 West Harrison Lecture by Stefan Behnisch, Behnisch Architekten, Stuttgart Information: 312/996.3335 or on-line. 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - DeStefano and Partners, 445 East Illinois, #250 AIA Chicago has purchased all the available ARE and LEED study materials, and anyone preparing for the Architect Registration Examination is welcome to attend these study sessions. This month's host is Jessica Mondo, Assoc. AIA. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
Archeworks Fall Mid-Term Critique 5:30 P.M. - Archeworks, 625 North Kingsbury Join the students and instructors for the first Midterm Critique and Review of the year at Archeworks, Chicago’s alternative design school. Archeworks students will introduce their projects and report on research and developments to date. Projects include Response to Disasters, including bioterrorism, natural disasters and pandemics, Sustainability - the tipping point?, and Design of Products for Stroke Survivors for Improved Work and Home Life. Information: 312/867.7254 or on-line Design Exposed: Garofalo Architects 6:15 - 7:45 P.M. - Garofalo Architects, 3752 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago Doug Garofalo, FAIA, will present current work and discuss the working methods of his office. The firm, which utilizes cutting edge digital technology, designed the new Hyde Park Art Center and was recently showcased in an exhibit at The Art Institute. Limited to 12 participants. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 7:00 P.M. - Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington, main community room, 1st floor Carmen Vidal-Hallett, LEED AP, International Associate, AIA, and Mark Hallett will share their knowledge from a research study of Curitiba, Brazil, one of the most environmentally enlightened cities in the world. Funded by the Graham Foundation for Advance Studies in the Fine Arts, they explored similarities between Curitiba and Chicago; including rapid transit systems, city planning and environmental exchange with the development community, recycling program, policies on historic preservation, bicycling routes, green architecture and much more.
Design Night 5:30 P.M. - Grand Ballroom, Navy Pier The President and Board of Directors of AIA Chicago invite you to attend Designight, a festive evening celebrating architecture and the 51st Annual Design Excellence Awards. Special Guest: Rich Moskal, Director, Chicago Film Office. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
Show us Your Modernism 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. - S.R. Crown Hall, 3360 South State Street, South Core The Mies van der Rohe Society welcomes David Rago and John Sollo, who are Information and reservations via email or at 312/567.5042.
Massive Change Global Design 9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. - The Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive A full-day event to help designers think about the global impact of their work and to explore the possibility of changing the world. Look at the world through the eyes of designers from different disciplines whose work affects the masses. Re-evaluate your own design process and methodology by looking at design through the eyes of those masses.
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Library scholar-in-residence Diane Dillon will survey the architect’s career in a ten part seminar, running through November 28th, which will study Sullivan’s biography and published writings; analyze his most important buildings in detail, paying attention to his development of distinctive building types for the tall office building, the department store, and the small-town bank; examine his connections to fellow architects, craftsmen, and materials suppliers in Chicago; and assess his ongoing influence and reputation.
Evanston (west of the CTA tracks)
buildings. Panelists will include: T. Gunny Harboe, principal, Harboe Architects, and Mary Brush, project manager, Klein and Hoffman, Inc. Moderator: Vincent Michael, Director, Historic Preservation Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
campus to create a “coherent, student centered campus,” and a “distinct sense of place.” As envisioned in this plan, by 2010, Columbia’s presence in the South Loop will be highly visible and its brand well recognized. Alicia Berg of Columbia College, Joe Valerio of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates and Linda Searl of Searl and Associates, Architects will explain the master plan’s recommendations.
Highlight included in the tour are the Victorian Gatehouse; the war memorials; Mayor Anton Cermak’s mausoleum; the main building; the Columbarium and chapel; Masaryk mausoleum; and special and unique features of the turn-of- the-century monuments and their cultural, social, and historical significance. Refreshments shall be served at the Victorian Gatehouse after the tour.
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Chicago architects have embraced the innovative designs found in the bourgeoning green building movement. Chicago architect Zoka Zola will describe the process of creating a 
parking lots give way to new residents attracted by views of Grant Park, new shops replace longtime retail institutions, and universities and arts institutions add their own flavors to the streetscape. How should we shape the future of Wabash? Brent Ryan of the University of Illinois at Chicago will moderate a panel discussion that will include
Sam Assefa, Office of the Mayor;
Rich Hanson, Mesa Development; and
James Peters, Landmarks Illinois. Wine and cheese to follow the discussion
architecture. His iconic images of Southern California in the 1940s and 1950s--from the sleek lines of Richard Neutra's Los Angeles and Palm Springs residences to the streamlined profiles of gas stations and movie theaters--are only one part his prolific artistic output. Shulman's aesthetic influenced what we now think of as the “California lifestyle”: modern and elegant interiors, free passage between inside and outdoors, beautiful handling of light, and attractive people sitting poolside with drinks in their hands. This conversation beween Shulman and the Art Institute's director of Architecture and Design Joseph Rosa is being held in conjunction with the exhibition Julius Shulman: Modernity and the Metropolis, on view in Gallery 24 of the Art Institute from September 2 to December 3, 2006.
manifest the design power and originality of Louis Sullivan following the precipitous mid-life decline of his career. The bank buildings provided important commissions for Sullivan during this desperate period, although he still died in poverty in 1924. The buildings stand today as testament to Sullivan's unique vision of the expression of democracy in architecture and the high functionality of his designs.
What should be Chicago’s 21st Century “Burnham Plan”? 
style of architecture that, among other characteristics, promoted an ethical dimension to the practice of architecture. Over the last fifty years he has had an influential and constantly evolving career that embraces a modern sensibility while incorporating texture and warmth into common building materials, such as unfinished concrete. The Pritzker Prize jury bestowed its 
considered among the country’s foremost experts in 20th century objects, to Mies van der Rohe’s Modern icon, S.R. Crown Hall. In addition to running a successful auction house, David and John are the authors of Collecting Modern: A Guide to Mid-Century Furniture and Ceramics and have appeared on PBS’ 