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Third Annual Historic Chicago Bungalow Expo

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Illinois Institute of Technology's Hermann Union Building, 3241 S. Federal St. Attendees can park in the lots at nearby U.S. Cellular Field, from which they can walk or take shuttle buses to the Expo

Opportunities to learn about new technologies, restoration techniques, financing options, arts & crafts interiors, grants and rebates for Historic Chicago Bungalows.

Information: Chicago Bungalow Expo '04

21st-Century Lakefront Park Competition -Last Day

Exhibit, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan

Chicago's celebrated recreational lakefront ends abruptly seven miles north of the Loop. Seeking ideas for a two-mile extension, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Study in the Fine Arts organized a national competition for designs that address architectural, planning, environmental, ecological, recreational, and social issues.

Mixing It Up: Preblended Mortar

11:30 am-2:00 pm (This program will be repeated May 5 and 6.)
Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd. (Business attire required.)
Sponsor: Young Architects and Technical Issues PIAs, IMI, and Packaged Concrete Inc.
Free for AIA members; Non-member price: $15.00. Limit 50 participants.
Learning units: 2 LU/HSW

This interactive seminar will address the standard mortar specification for unit masonry (ASTM C 270), comparing the qualities of site-mixed mortar with those of factory-produced mortar. Testing criteria, mortar cement and masonry cement will be discussed, and attendees will participate in hands-on demonstrations. Lunch included (11:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon).

Information: AIA Chicago 312/670-7770

Zaha Hadid, 2004 Pritzker Prize laureate
The Butler-VanderLinden Lecture on Architecture

6 p.m., Rubloff Auditorium, Art Institute of Chicago. Enter through Columbus Drive
$15 for students with valid ID, Architecture & Design Society members, and Chicago Women in Architecture members. $20 for non-members

Sponsors: Architecture & Design Society of the Art Institute of Chicago ; Chicago Women in Architecture.

Reservations: 312/857-7166

Mixing It Up: Preblended Mortar (repeat of May 4th event)

11:30 am-2:00 pm

Filling the Gap: Selected Chicago Lakefront and Neighborhood Infill Projects
Lunchtime Lecture: 12:15 P.M., Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan.
Sponsor: CAF
Free event. Guests may bring bag lunch

Andrew Metter, AIA Design Award winner, annex/5, an Epstein design group

Information: http://www.architecture.org/lectures
312/922-3432, ext. 266.

Mixing It Up: Preblended Mortar (repeat of May 4th event)

11:30 am-2:00 pm

The Chicago Mural Preservation Project
"Afternoon Tea" lecture. 12:00 noon: 2nd Presbyterian Church, 1936 S. Michigan, Fellowship Hall, accessed through Cullerton Avenue entrance.
$5.00 suggested donation. Benefit the restoration of Second Presbyterian's historic windows.

Megan Jones, the Chicago Conservation Center. will detail the origins of the Center's mural restoration efforts with the Chicago Public Schools, the types of issues that we confronted in searching for, raising funds for, and treating the murals in the CPS collection, the educational programs developed in support of the project, and the ways in which this has inspired further mural preservation efforts in the Chicago area and beyond.

Information: Jonathan Wotring at 312/225-4951

Wi-Fi in Downtown Chicago
12:15 P.M - Brown Bag Presentation
Chicago Cultural Center Claudia Cassidy Theater
Sponsor: Friends of Downtown

Friends of Downtown presents its annual City of the Big Bandwidth program. Wi-Fi is shorthand for wireless fidelity, a radio-like signal that can transmit a high-speed, wireless internet connection to computers and hand-held devices. As the number of free Wi-Fi hot-spot locations spreads rapidly across public spaces, a growing number of municipalities and grassroots organizations feel obligated to view Wi-Fi as a cost-free public good. Starbucks charges $6 per hour for Wi-Fi access, but you can get it for free across the street under the Picasso, compliments of the City of Chicago. Friends of Downtown member Jimm Dispensa will moderate guest panelists Stelios Valavanis and Spiro Papadopolous for an overview of Wi-Fi technology and a forward look at the intersection of Downtown Chicago and advanced wireless technologies.

Information: 312/726-4030

Commission on Chicago Landmarks

Monthly meeting. 12:45 P.M., 33 N. LaSalle, Room 1600
Open to the public
Chicago Landmarks Permit Review Committee follows, estimated at 1:30 P.M.
May agenda (requires Acrobat Reader)

Young Architects Getting Together
5:30-7:30 P.M., Rivers, 30 S. Wacker Drive (Note new location)
Free Event
Sponsor: Young Architects AIA.

Information: AIA Chicago 312/670-7770

Year End Show, UIC School of Architecture
University of Illinois at Chicago
6:00 P.M. Gallery 1100 of the A+A Laboratories.
Sponsor: UIC School of Architecture

Jury and Panel Discussion - Craig Barton, University of Virginia; Ned Cramer (chair), Chicago Architecture Foundation; Renee Cheng, AIA, University of Minnesota; Grace La, AIA, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee; Marc Swackhamer, University of Cincinnati

The best student work from 2003-2004 will be on exhibit, by appointment only, through June 1.
Information: 312/996-3355

Newhouse Architecture Competition - New Exhibit Opening Today (runs through May 19th)

Atrium Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan.
Sponsor: CAF

Every year, hundreds of Chicago public high-school students participate in CAF's annual Newhouse Program and Architecture Competition. The culmination of the yearlong program of workshops and classes is this exhibit featuring the students' architectural models and renderings.

On the Road Again: Cook-DuPage Corridor

12:00 PM. AIA Chicago, 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1049 - free for members, $15 non-members
Sponsor: Planning & Urban Affairs, AIA Chicago
Learning units: 1 LU/HSW

The Regional Transportation Authority is studying alternatives to improve mobility in the Cook-DuPage Corridor. Michelle Ryan, principal analyst for corridor planning studies, will review a study that collected accurate information to support transportation investment decisions, better understand the Corridor's needs, explore and assess options, and identify a small set of cost-effective improvements.

Information: AIA Chicago 312/670-7770

The Elements of Wright's 17 Greatest Structures: From Oak Park to the Guggenheim
Lunchtime Lecture: 12:15 P.M., Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan, John Buck Lecture Hall
Sponsor: CAF
Free event. Guests may bring bag lunch

Lyman Shepard, independent architectural historian

Information: http://www.architecture.org/lectures
312/922-3432, ext. 266.

Rome Prize Study
12:00 p.m. AIA Chicago
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1049 - free for members, $15 non-members
Sponsors: Historic Resources and Planning and Urban Affairs PIA's
Learning units: 1 LU

Eleanor Esser Gorski, AIA, recipient of a 2003 Rome Prize Fellowship, will present her research on planning and design principles of European cities. Preservation planning and contemporary design were her special interests.

Information: AIA Chicago 312/670-7770

Annual Exhibition of Student Work, IIT
5.30 - 8.30 PM (6.30 PM Student Awards Ceremony)
Crown Hall, 3360 South State Street
Free parking in lot at 33rd & State (www.iit.edu/~parking)
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology

Between the Museum and the City
1:30 P.M. Lecture and book-signing
Prairie Avenue Bookshop, 418 South Wabash
Sponsor: University of Illinois Press

Architect Doug Garofalo will talk on his collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art, the City of Chicago, and the College of Architecture and the Arts at the University of Illinois to produce Between the Museum and the City, an exhibition at the MCA last summer that countered the severity of the museum's building with a temporary installation of colorful, innovative structures on its plaza. He will also be signing copies of the recently published book on the project.

Information: Danielle Wibert, 217/244-4689

Farnsworth House by Bus

9:45 A.M., leaves from ArchiCenter shop, 224 S. Michigan
$50; seniors and students, $45 (CAF members, $40). Prepaid, nonrefundable reservations are required.

Tour an acknowledged masterpiece of modern residential architecture: Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, 65 miles southwest of Chicago. Recently acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, Farnsworth House is one of only three homes that Mies designed in the United States. The tour fee includes transportation, admission, and guided interpretation of the house’s interior and exterior by LPCI staff.

Information: 312/922-3432, ext.240.

34th Annual Beverly Hills/Morgan Park Home Tour
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago, 2407 W. 111th St.
Tickets are $25 in advance

Tour features five vintage homes in one of Chicago's most historic neighborhoods.

Information: Beverly Area Planning Association 773/233-3100

Green Chicago: City Policies and Strategies
12:15 p.m., John Buck Auditorium, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Free, no RSVP needed

David Reynolds, First Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environment, City of Chicago

Mayor Daley is committed to making Chicago the "greenest city" in the nation. Learn how Chicago utilizes a strategy of pilot programs, policies, practices, and promotions in order to implement green technology and design on a citywide scale. The relationship between architects, developers, and policy makers will also be explored in this presentation.

Information: http://www.architecture.org/lectures
312/922-3432, ext. 266.

Newhouse Architecture Competition - Final Day for Exhibit - see entry for May 10th.

Toward a Comprehensive Restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple

Lunchtime Lecture: 12:15 P.M., Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan, John Buck Lecture Hall
Sponsor: CAF
Free event. Guests may bring bag lunch

Keith Bringe, Executive Director, Unity Temple Restoration Foundation

Information: http://www.architecture.org/lectures
312/922-3432, ext. 266.

Masonry Restoration Workshop

12:15 pm-4:30 PM
Bus leaves from south entrance of Merchandise Mart or take own transportation to 1111 S. Western Ave. (When registering note "own transportation" in fax number field.)
Sponsors: Historic Resources and Technical Issues PIAs, IMI, and Tuckpointers Local 52 BAC
Free for members, $15 non-members
Learning units: 3 LU/HSW

Annual workshop at the Tuckpointers Training Center, 1111 S. Western Ave., offers hands-on experience in terra-cotta repair and Jahn patching, tuckpointing, flashing and lintel replacement, concrete patching, and stone repair, under the instruction of IMI apprentice instructors and journeymen restoration craftworkers. Wear jeans and work boots; light lunch provided. Limited to 35 (preference to members).

Information: AIA Chicago 312/670-7770

Design Exposed: A Series #2
6:00 PM; 2041 W. Roscoe St.
Sponsor: Design and Young Architects PIAs.
Free for members, $15 non-members
Learning units: 1.5 LU

The second in a series of studio incursions that will challenge Chicago-area design firms on where, why and how they design and practice. Come to Wilkinson Blender Architecture and hear principal Michael Wilkinson, AIA address these matters. Preview the firm at www.wbarch.com.

Information: AIA Chicago 312/670-7770

Introduction to the ARE and Licensing in Illinois
6:00 PM; University of Illinois at Chicago, Lecture Center, B1
Sponsors: AIA Chicago and UIC College of Architecture
Free for members, $5.00 for non-members. No additional charge for those who enroll in the UIC Refresher Course.

Open to all interested interns and associates, this session also constitutes the introductory class for UIC's ARE Refresher Course. Speakers at this session will include Frank Heitzman, AIA, IDP coordinator for AIA Chicago and AIA Northeast Illinois; Jim Lev, AIA, Illinois Architecture Licensing Board; a representation from the National Council of Registration Boards; the coordinators of the UIC ARE Refresher Course; and a panel of recently licensed architects familiar with the exam.

Information: AIA Chicago 312/670-7770

Farnsworth House by Bus

9:45 A.M., leaves from ArchiCenter shop, 224 S. Michigan
$50; seniors and students, $45 (CAF members, $40). Prepaid, nonrefundable reservations are required.

Tour an acknowledged masterpiece of modern residential architecture: Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, 65 miles southwest of Chicago. Recently acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, Farnsworth House is one of only three homes that Mies designed in the United States. The tour fee includes transportation, admission, and guided interpretation of the house’s interior and exterior by LPCI staff.

Information: 312/922-3432, ext.240.

25 Years of the Pritzker Architecture Prize

6:30 P.M., Rubloff Auditorium, Art Institute of Chicago. Enter through Columbus Drive
Free. Seating is limited. Tickets first-come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 P.M.
Sponsors: Mayor's Office of Special Events, Architecture and Design Society of the Art Institute, and the Pritzker Architecture Prize

Panel discussion with Frank Gehry, Stanley Tigerman, Bill Lacy and Bill Kurtis.

Information: 312/744-3370 or visit ww.cityofchicago.org/specialevents.

Great Chicago Places & Spaces
More than 175 free tours and programs explore Chicago's architectural heritage.
Event Headquarters: Archicenter, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Great Excursion tours require advanced registration, which can be done on-line beginning April 26th here. Tickets for other tours are available by registered on the day of the tour at 224 S.Michigan, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Per-person limit of two tickets per tour and two tours per day. Brochures available at all Chicago Tourism Centers or by calling 312/744-3315
Great Chicago Places and Spaces

Great Chicago Places & Spaces - see May 22nd entry.

Dual Memory: An Entry in the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition

Lunchtime Lecture: 12:15 P.M., Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan, John Buck Lecture Hall
Sponsor: CAF
Free event. Guests may bring bag lunch

Brian Strawn and Karla Sierralta, architects

Information: http://www.architecture.org/lectures
312/922-3432, ext. 266.

Is Architecture to Blame? The Demise of Public Housing

6pm, Wednesday, May 26, 2004; Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E Ontario
Sponsor: Graham Foundation

Lecture by Roberta M. Feldman

In Chicago alone, over 10,000 public housing units have been demolished in the past several years without an outcry from the architectural community. The razing of public housing in Chicago and nationwide has confirmed what critics have been arguing: the U.S. urban renewal program was ill conceived, and High Modernist housing blocks have become the symbol of this failure. The linkage of Modernist architectural form with unlivable housing for the poor has rarely been questioned. Drawing on her research on Chicago public housing, Feldman's lecture will demonstrate how this purported failure of Modernist architecture has served to mask real causes and, more seriously, to conceal public housing residents' say in their future. Using residents' own words, Feldman will reveal their motivations and struggles to save these Modernist buildings-their homes-from the wrecking ball.

Information: Graham Foundation, 312/787-4071

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