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| Loop Value: The How Much Does It Cost Shop at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, opening February 17 |
The Navy Pier Competition Exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, through Mid-May, 2012 |
Global Cities, Model Worlds at Gallery 400 January 20 through March 3rd, 2012 |
The World Finder: Pocket Guide to Hell at Gallery 400, January 20 through March 3rd, 2012 |
Architectural Drawing: From Europe to America at ArchiTech Gallery, through April 28, 2012 |
Design on the Edge: Chicago Architects Reimagine Neighborhoods at the Chicago Architecture Foundation. |
Neighborhoods Go Green! at the Chicago Architecture Foundation |
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| February 1 , Wednesday |
Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy and UNO Charter School
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event - arrive early, seating is limited. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES: 1
Lecture by Juan Moreno, AIA, President JGMA Architects
Juan Moreno of JGMA Architects will discuss the design and construction of two recently repurposed building projects for two Chicago Charter Schools, Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy and UNO Charter School, both on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Hear about the projects, then be inspired to take a behind-the scenes tour of UNO Charter School at the end of the month with Juan Moreno.
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
| February 2 , Thursday |
Target @ The Sullivan Center
12:15 - Millennium Room, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington
Sponsor: Friends of Downtown
Free event
Presenter: Terri Lewis, Target Corporation
Target Corp., known for its cheap chic merchandising, will share its plans for its new store in Chicago's historic Sullivan Center. The store, to be named City Target, will showcase an urban format, smaller than the typical Target store, will offer fresh food, apartment essentials and clothing. Join Target executive Terri Lewis as she details how the State Street venue exemplifies the company's recent strategy to push into urban cores while blending in with the building’s unique aesthetic.
Information: on-line.
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
12:45 p.m., City Hall, 121 North LaSalle, Room 201-A.
Monthly meeting, open to the public. Immediately following the meeting, the Permit Review Committee will hold is regular meeting in Room 1600, 33 North LaSalle.
Information and agenda on-line
"Ceci ne'st pas une rêverie" Opening Reception and Lecture by Emmanuel Petit
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - the Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Place
Sponsor: Graham Foundation
Free event, RSVP
Opening reception with Stanley Tigerman and exhibition curator Emmanuel Petit for the new exhibition, Ceci n’est pas une rêverie 
(This is not a dream), which is both a retrospective and a reexamination of the architectural concepts of Stanley Tigerman. Throughout the exhibition, Tigerman’s texts, sketches, cartoons, object designs, architectural drawings, and models are organized in relation to nine themes that single out certain leitmotifs of his thought since 1960: Utopia, Allegory, Humor, Death, Division, (Dis)Order, Identity, Yaleiana, and Drift. Evident in this work is Tigerman’s insistence on the transitory nature of architectural interpretations and on the spiritual and ethical value of ambivalence. The installation spreading through all three floors of the Graham Foundation’s Madlener House builds on the playful, oneiric, and surrealist undercurrent of Tigerman’s work and underscores the abiding importance of his approach.
5PM Lecture by Emmanuel Petit: "Scaffolds of Heaven: on Tigerman"
NOTE: RSVP'S for Emmanuel Petit's Lecture, Scaffolds of Heaven: on Tigerman, are at capacity. Click here to be placed on the waitlist. Unused reservations will be released to members of the wait list promptly at 5:00 p.m.
RSVP and Information: on-line.
| February 3 , Friday |
Tour: Urban Gardening at O’Hare International Airport
12:45 - 3::00 p.m., - O’Hare International Airport Hilton
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Community Interfaith Committee
Free for members, $15.00 non-members
2LU/HSW/SD
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL: Those who sign up will be placed on a waiting list.
O’Hare International Airport’s sustainability initiatives urban agriculture projects. Amy Malick, deputy commissioner of sustainability for the Chicago Dept. of Aviation, along with a representative from HMSHost (food providers at ORD) will show us the aeroponic vegetable garden inside Terminal 3, now producing vegetables and herbs for terminal restaurants, the first farm-to-table application of its kind inside an airport.
Information and registration online.
| February 6, Monday |
Yolande Daniels of Studio SUMO: "Architecture Works"
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan
Sponsor: Architecture and Design Society of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Women in Architecture
Free with admission
Yolande Daniels is principal and founding partner of Studio SUMO, a cross-disciplinary architecture studio based in New York. 
Studio SUMO has been the recipient of numerous awards and was recently featured in the Architectural League of NY Emerging Voices series and the Design Vanguard issue of Architectural Record for projects including the Mizuta Museum of Art in Sakado, Japan (2011) and the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn (2006). Daniels received architecture degrees from the City College of New York and Columbia University. She was a recipient of the Rome Prize in Architecture from the American Academy in Rome and a Helena Rubinstein Critical Studies Fellowship from the Whitney American Museum of Art and currently holds the 2011–2012 Silcott Endowed Chair at Howard University. Her writing examines race, gender, architecture and the politics of space. 312/922.3432 or on-line.
Information: on-line.
| February 7, Tuesday |
Planning in Progress: The Bloomingdale Trail Project
3:00 - 4:30 p.m., - Great Cities Institute, 412 South Peoria, 4th Floor, CUPPAH 400
Sponsor: Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Free event, RSVP.
The Bloomingdale Trail is a 2.7 mile stretch of abandoned, elevated railroad track on Chicago’s Northwest Side. A working group with representatives from several partnering organizations and city agencies is committed to transforming the track into a park with 
uninterrupted ability to walk, bike and enjoy nature. In this talk, Simone will address the successes and challenges of planning for such a large, innovative, and high-profile project.
Jamie Simone serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail and is Program Director of the Urban Parks Program for the Trust for Public Land, a lead partner working on this project. Simone is a graduate of the UIC Master’s of Urban Planning and Policy Program, and has worked as Program Manager for the Wicker Park Bucktown Special Service Area and at Farr Associates as an Urban Designer/Planner.
RSVP via email. Information online.
The Structural Engineer and Construction Disputes
5:15 p.m., cash bar, 6:00 p.m., dinner, 7:00 p.m.,program, the Cliff Dwellers, 200 South Michigan, 22nd Floor
Sponsor: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
$45.00 members, $65.00 non-member. Advance reservations required.
Presenter: William D. Bast, Thornton Tomasetti
This presentation will address the issues surrounding construction disputes and the practice of structural engineering – how to avoid potential traps, and what kinds of problems typically arise. Examples and case studies will include partial collapses due to snow drift and ponding water, lack of proper investigation of existing structures, means and methods accidents, inadequate design and lack of supporting information/conflicts between drawings and specifications, excavation of adjacent structures, and the engineer’s standard of care as well as duty on his or her project. At the end of the presentation, a question and answer session will be held and will include responses from a construction law attorney and an insurance broker.
William D. Bast joined Thornton Tomasetti in 1998 and is the Principal in charge of the Chicago office’s Building Performance practice. With 28 years of experience, Mr. Bast’s areas of technical expertise include structural engineering and design, building failure investigations, litigation support, building façade evaluation, remedial repair of distressed buildings, and restoration and preservation of old and historic structures. In addition to his project work, Mr. Bast is involved in numerous organizations, serving as Past President of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations, Past President of the Structural Engineers Foundation, Past President of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and council member for the City of Hope's Chicago Construction and Real Estate Council. He holds master's and bachelor's degrees in civil engineering from Lehigh University and is the recipient of the 2005 Structural Engineers Association of Illinois’ Distinguished Service Award.
Information and registration on-line.
6:00 p.m., - Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington, Claudia Cassidy Theater
Sponsor: Archeworks
$5.00 suggested donation at the door. RSVP.
Emmanuel Pratt is Director of the new Aquaponics Center at Chicago State University, and Executive Director of the Milwaukee-based Sweet Water Foundation, which develops intergenerational and interdisciplinary educational programming for sustainability. Sweet Water's project-based learning process in Milwaukee and Chicago stresses the historical, technological, artistic, and cultural components of urban agriculture and aquaculture.
This talk is part of the 2011-12 Archeworks Sustainable Food & Design Lecture Series.
RSVP on-line. Information online.
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Sophie Martinez, Chicago Department of Buildings
Learn the basics of the Department of Building's Green Permit Program . Green Permit Program provides incentives to homeowners and developers that integrate green technologies and environmentally responsible designs in their buildings. Learn how to participate, criteria for qualification, and what incentives are available through the Green Permit Program. The lecture will conclude with information on how to obtain permits for Green Elements (i.e. Geothermal Systems, Green Roofs, Photovoltaic Panels, Rainwater Harvesting Systems, Solar Thermal Panels and Wind Turbines).
Register and information on-line.
Creativity Released: Designs from Black Architects in Paris, Dakar, and Beyond
6:30 p.m., - Alliance Française de Chicago, 810 North Dearborn
Sponsor: Alliance Française de Chicago
$10.00, free for members
Carolyn Armenta Davis leads a picturesque excursion through contemporary and modern vernacular architecture created by five 
visionary architects, men and women, of African heritage with ateliers in Paris, Dakar, and other great Francophone metropolises. Explored are recent designs, built and un-built, which integrate cultural aesthetics, technology, and green principles to create new landmarks.
Carolyn Armenta Davis is a Chicago, Illinois based architectural historian,lecturer, curator and writer focusing on contemporary African-American, Afro-European,and African architects. Her seminal work the acclaimed exhibition, Design Diaspora: Black Architects and International Architecture 1970-1990™, was the first on 50 Black Architects from four continents. A sought after lecturer, Davis has spoken in over 30 cities worldwide. Published globally her writings range from articles on Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates to book reviews. She served on numerous design juries including the UN-UNESCO and the Republic of Senegal jury for the Gorée Memorial Museum Complex. Davis is also an award-winning broadcast writer-producer; a philanthropy consultant; and a world traveler.
Registration and information online.
Red Party (AKA First Tuesday Happy Hour)
6:30 - 9:00 p.m., - Vapiano, 2577 North Clark Street
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Young Architects Forum, Lightology
Free event
Are we ready for the new month? Wear your red tie, red dress, red shoes, or red SOMETHING and celebrate the month of love at Vapiano. Bring a friend - bring a colleague - meet someone new. Once you have read this announcement, we know you'll want to be there! Let us know you'll be there at the YAF page at Meetup.com.
Information online.
| February 8, Wednesday |
Practical Design and Detailing Techniques for Reinforced Concrete
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., UBS Tower, 1 North Wacker, Michigan I Room
Sponsor: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
$375.00 members, $475.00 non-member. Advance reservations required.
7.5 hours continuing education credit.
Presenters: David A. Fanella, Associate Principal and Director of New Structures at Klein and Hoffman Inc., Neal S. Anderson, Vice President of Engineering at CRSI (Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute).
This full-day seminar will be led by David Fanella and Neal Anderson. It will cover basic design techniques for sizing and determining reinforcement for conventionally reinforced concrete members based on the latest ACI code provisions. Simplified design methods will be presented for beams, one-way slabs, two-way slabs, columns, walls and footings. Design aids will be presented that can be used to streamline the design and detailing process. Also included will be a discussion on how to choose an economical floor system for various load and span conditions.
Information on-line.
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event - arrive early, seating is limited. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES: 1
Lecture by Leslie Goddard, author.
For more than 150 years, Marshall Field and Co. reigned as Chicago's leading department store. This illustrated talk traces the store's history from its beginnings as a dry good store on Lake Street in 1852 into a world-class fashion and service trendsetter renowned for its elegance and exceptional customer service. Photographs, ads, postcards, and memorabilia trace the store's history and its cherished traditions - the Walnut Room, the Christmas tree, the legendary window displays, the 28 shop, and, of course, Frango Mints. [Based on Goddard's book, Remembering Marshall Field's, published by Arcadia Publishing in 2011.
A book signing will follow the lecture.
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
| February 9, Thursday |
The Breathing Passive House
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Martin Klaeschen, HouseHaus
Case study design of a fully insulated Chicago standard lot building that explores the different aspects of holistic sustainable thinking, including: passive solar system, heat-loss reduction, ground source heat pump, thermal mass, of-net heating and cooling.
Register and information on-line.
| February 10, Friday |
This is Not My Beautiful House: Historic Preservation and the People's History
2:00 - 5:00 p.m., - Jane Adams Hull-House Museum, 800 South Halsted
Sponsor: Jane Adams Hull-House Museum
Free event, RSVP
How do we prevent historical amnesia? When is historic preservation a force for gentrification and social displacement and when is it a force for equality? How should cultural significance be determined and who should determine it? How can we preserve vernacular history? What role should preservation play in fostering a sense of community?
A distinguished and provocative panel of visionary thinkers and activists engagein a round table discussion where we will examine these and other questions related to historic preservation and social justice.
Featured panelists include:
Preservation at the School of the Art Institute of ChicagoRSVP to Mike Plummer at or 312-413-5354 or via email. Information online.
| February 11, Saturday |
Tour: Ragdale House Restoration – Part II
10:00 - 11:30 a.m., - Ragdale House, 1230 North Green Bay Road, Lake Forest
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Historic Resources KC
Free for members, $15.00 non-members
Learning units: 1 LU/HSW. Limited to 35 participants
Ragdale was built by Howard Van Doren Shaw, FAIA in 1897 as his own family’s summer house in Lake Forest. The house belongs t
o the Ragdale Foundation and used for an artists residency program. Meg Kindelin of Johnson Lasky Architects will discuss this exceptional home and speak about the challenges the design team faced while restoring the house for the Ragdale Foundation. The project began in spring 2011 and is currently in the final phase of construction. The work includes full exterior stucco rehabilitation, wood window and door restoration, and miscellaneous masonry work. Substantial structural work was required to address the foundation, roof, and interior floor systems. Electrical, plumbing, and heating/cooling systems were replaced, and a geothermal heating and cooling system has been installed. Interior work includes freshened interior treatments, such as new wallpapers based on historic designs.
Learning Objectives: (1) Participants will learn methodologies of historic preservation. (2) Participants will understand the challenges of integrating geothermal technology into an historic structure. (3) Participants will learn about different kinds of structural repairs required on historic buildings, including repairing failing floors with jacking and addressing sagging roof and floor joists with sistering. (4) Participants will understand challenges of integrating the requirements of historic restoration with a complex user-driven program.
Information and registration online.
Landscape Design Series: Part II
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Chicago Cultural Center - 78 W. Washington
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Lurie Garden Staff and Roy Diblik
Plan your outdoor space during the winter months. Lurie Garden staff and renowned perennial plantsman Roy Diblik will speak about planning tools for creating a successful garden. During this two-part workshop, students will explore the basic principles of landscape design and plant selection while applying them to their personal residence.
Registration (required) at 312.742.TIXS, x. 8497. Information on-line.
Green Building, Smart Business
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Lisa Elkins, 2 Point Perspective
With tens of thousands of businesses operating in Chicago, keeping Chicagoans informed about their green building options is critical. Join LEED accredited architect Lisa Elkins of 2 Point Perspective as she uses a variety of entertaining case studies to showcase how businesses have used different approaches to make green architecture a powerful asset for their company. The lecture will cover a variety of options for greening existing spaces and buildings as well as new spaces and buildings! The basics of LEED for New Construction and LEED for Existing Buildings will be covered in the process.
Register and information on-line.
| February 13, Monday |
Ifeanyi Oganwu: "New Work"
12:00 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, S.R. Crown Hall, Lower Core, 3360 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event
Lecture by Ifeanyi Oganwu, Designer, Expand Design, London
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
All Tomorrow’s Cities, Curated by Jesse McClean and Deborah Stratman
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Gallery 400 Lecture Room, 400 South Peoria
Sponsor: Gallery 400
Free event
All Tomorrow’s Cities considers iterations of the future from a variety of points past. Historically, we like to build more than maintain. 
There is always more motivation behind enterprise than follow through. Abandoned shops and giant box stores sit empty next to overgrown lawns and rusted ornaments, sites of once grand fairgrounds. Steeped in atmospheres of displacement and apprehension, alongside speculative hubris and blind optimism, the works in this program collectively address our human history of world modeling. Sometimes utopian, sometimes dystopian—what lies ahead is imagined by Heads of State, mall planners, Futurists, hedonists, Mayans and modernists.
Featuring:
Information on-line.
| February 14, Tuesday |
The Role of Designers in Post-Disaster Scenarios: An academic studio focus on social and physical post-earthquake reconstruction in Talca, Chile
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Regional & Urban Design KC
Free event. Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Learning units: 1 LU
This program presents academic work focusing on the reconstruction of post-disaster Talca, Chile, a small historical agricultural town located 300km south of Santiago, in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake which devastated central Chile. Establishment of the COM(M)A studio within the Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO) department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, was fueled by an exploration into the role of designers in post-disaster scenarios. Our speakers will describe the process and results, and how design professionals, social activists, professors, and students combined their skills and their agendas to create a meaningful space and time for the community that they chose to serve.
COM(M)A was conceived in the wake of the two devastating earthquakes in Chile and Haiti during 2010. COM(M)A is a project of the GFRY Studio, an ongoing partnership between SAIC and the Motorola Foundation. COM(M)A was conceived by SAIC Faculty members Odile Compagnon, AIA and Paul Tebben.
Information and registration online.
From Consumer to Producer: How Students and Faculty are Contributing to the development of Autodesk Tools
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, S.R. Crown Hall, Lower Core, 3360 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event
Lecture by Nancy Clark Brown, AIA, Business Development, Autodesk Education
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
Chicago Community Development Commission
1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, 121 North LaSalle
Open to the public
Monthly meeting.
Meeting schedules and agenda's on-line
Healthcare KC planning meeting
5:30 - 6:30 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Healthcare KC
Free event
The new year is off to a great start. Anyone interested in healthcare design is welcome to join us.
Information online.
Solar Water Heating - Designing a High Performance System
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Alex Kelley, VELUX America
Once you have decided that a solar water heating system is for you, what are the next steps to getting one installed. This is where designing a high-performance system comes into play. Attendees will leave this presentation with a greater understanding of the considerations that go into designing and specifying a solar water heating system for their residential or commercial building.
Register and information on-line.
| February 15, Wednesday |
Crain's Real Estate Forum: Dan McCaffery
7:30 a.m., networking reception, 8:00 - 9:45 a.m., Breakfast Program,.The Chicago Club, 81 East Van Buren
Sponsor: Crain's Real Estate Daily
$65.00
Featured guest Daniel McCaffery, to be interviewed by Crain's Chicago Business Assistant Managing Editor Thomas A. Corfman, is tackling some of the toughest projects in the Chicago area. He’s trying to turn the former South Works steel plant into a vibrant neighborhood, and he’s gearing up for an upscale housing and retail development in Lincoln Park after Children’s Memorial Hospital moves to Streeterville. In addition to discussing these plans, Mr. McCaffery will share insights gained from such prominent projects as the Hotel Burnham on State Street, the Niketown store on North Michigan Avenue and the Bernardin apartment tower in River North. He is chairman and CEO of McCaffery Interests Inc., the Chicago-based development firm he founded in 1990. Mr. McCaffery came to Chicago in the 1980s while working for a Canadian developer, playing a key role in the construction of the 321 N. Clark St. office tower and the Chicago Place vertical mall at 700 N. Michigan Ave.
Information and registration on-line.
Monroe Building Past/Present/Future
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event - arrive early, seating is limited. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES: 1
Lecture by Tom Lassin, Project Architect, Holabird and Root
This lunch hour lecture, presented by Tom Lassin, Project Architect, Holabird and Root, features the recent renovation and restoration of the Monroe Building. Designed by Holabird and Roche and built in 1912, this terra-cotta clad/steel frame sixteen story building has seen a great number of building occupants—including the new recent relocation of the Pritzker Military Library. Find out about the history of alterations to the building and multiple interventions and its current state of construction in this illustrated talk.
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
Displacement: Stanley Tigerman
6:00 p.m. - the Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Place
Sponsor: Graham Foundation
Free event, RSVP
Stanley Tigerman will give a talk at the Graham Foundation in conjunction with the exhibition on his work: Ceci n'est pas une reverie.
A Chicago native, Stanley Tigerman (b. 1930) has designed numerous buildings and installations throughout North America, Western Europe and Asia, and has delivered many hundreds of lectures around the world. He has been a visiting professor and served on advisory committees at several prestigious schools of architecture, including Yale and Harvard, and he was Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago for eight years. In 1994 he co-founded with Eva Maddox Archeworks, a school and "socially oriented design laboratory," in Chicago.
Tigerman's work has earned him critical acclaim and countless awards, especially in Chicago, where he was born and where his practice has flourished for more than a half-century. The work of his firm has been exhibited in major galleries and art museums around the world, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
RSVP and Information: on-line.
| February 16, Thursday |
Curved Glass for Exterior and Interior Applications
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Technical Issues KC
Free for members, $15.00 non-members. Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Learning units: 1 LU/HSW
Beatriz Fernández from Cricursa and Barry Meyer from Arcspec will present an overview of the characteristics of architectural glass and design possibilities for glass systems for both interior and exterior applications. Included are discussions of the manufacturing process, guidelines for the bending glass, and advantages of using architectural glass.
Learning Objectives: (1) Describe architectural glass and its use for interior and exterior applications. (2) Discuss the physical properties and characteristics of glass and the manufacturing process. (3) Explain the process of bending glass and identify the guidelines. (4) Identify glass systems and specify appropriate glass for building projects.
Information and registration online.
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Chicago Cultural Center, 77 West Randolph, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd floor
Sponsor: Landmarks Illinois
Free event
Lecture by Richard Sklenar, executive director of the Theatre Historical Society, will discuss the restoration and reuse of several historic theatres and their role as catalysts for area revitalization.
Information: on-line.
Time and place tentative: 1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers 121 N. LaSalle Street
Open to the public
Commission meeting and schedule and agenda's on-line
Interdisciplinary Design Exposed: Buro Happold
6:00 - 7:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Design KC
Free for members, $15.00 non-members
Learning units: 1 LU/HSW
Matthew Herman, Assoc. AIA and Office Director for the Chicago office of Buro Happold, will present the firm's current domestic 
and international projects as well as its sustainable research initiatives. As a leading engineering firm, Buro Happold specializes in a variety design services such as building services engineering, acoustics, sustainability, and structural engineering in diverse building sectors across the world.
Matthew is also an Adjunct Professor at IIT College of Architecture and a board member for the Adaptive Building Initiative, co-founded by Buro Happold, which develops responsive façades and building systems that react to the environments and ecologies which they were designed for. This discussion will highlight the innovative interdisciplinary approach Buro Happold brings to projects and research pushing the boundaries of sustainable, high performing, and integrated design solutions.
Information and registration online.
| February 18, Saturday |
The Costs and Benefits of Improving My Energy Efficiency and Reducing My Carbon Footprint
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Dr. Jon Rienstra-Kiracofe, North Park University
This seminar examines a residential example of a two-fold approach to saving energy through energy efficiency technologies (HVAC and Hybrid Car) and use of solar energy (thermal and photovoltaic). A carbon footprint analysis, pollution reduction analysis, and cost benefit analysis of each technology is presented and the overall results are evaluated and discussed.
Register and information on-line.
| February 19, Sunday |
Explore Engineering - How do they do that? Find out. Figure Out. Try Out.
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., - Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan
Sponsor: Chicagoland Engineers Week
Free event
CAF will kick off Engineering Week 2012 with Explore Engineering - How Do They Do That? -a day-long festival of fun, hands-on activities designed to help families discover what engineers do, try out activities, have fun building, constructing, and solving engineering challenges. Activity and presentation stations will be positioned throughout the main floor of the Santa Fe building. Activities will be structured for drop-in participation; tours and special presentations will be scheduled at specific times.
Technology, Engineering, and Math) and students 14 -18 interested in engineering careersActivities are designed for Chicago area families with children ages 5-13 and high school students ages 14-18 who are interested in engineering careers:
If you would like to participate in this event, please contact: Jean Linsner, VP of Youth Education, Chicago Architecture Foundation. 312-922-3432 312-922-3432 or via email.
Information online.
Green Countertops: Spicy, Sustainable & Attainable - Part of "Build Smart: A Green DIY Series"
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Rebuilding Exchange, 2160 N. Ashland
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Mark Wille, Green Depot Chicago
Join Mark Wille of Green Depot Chicago as he guides you through different sustainable material options on the market. He will give you professional tips and tricks on both creating and self-installing the right countertop for your needs. Bring photos of your space and ideas to the workshop, and after the presentation Mark will offer design assistance and answer questions.
This workshop is part of "Build Smart - A Green DIY Series".
Register and information on-line.
| February 21, Tuesday |
Architecture for Education planning meeting
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Education KC
Free event
Anyone interested in architecture for education is welcome to join us. Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Information and registration online.
Redfield to Redevelopment in Libertyville, Illinois
5:30 P.M. - Burnham Conference Center at APA, 205 N. Michigan., Suite 1200,
Sponsor: American Planning Association
Free event
CM 1.0
The newly minted term redfield refers to financially distressed development projects (i.e., properties in the red). As a result of the Great 
Recession, few communities are immune to the negative effects of redfields. The relatively affluent community of Libertyville, Illinois, felt the sting when plans for high-end townhomes and the adaptive reuse of a decommissioned elementary school near the village's vibrant downtown went bust in 2008.
Then in 2010 Libertyville-based developer John McLinden negotiated purchase of the bank-owned site and secured approval from the Village for the new urbanist SchoolStreet development. John Spoden, AICP, from the Village of Libertyville and John McLinden from StreetScape Development will discuss the details of the School Street project and explain how this project supports the village's long-term vision for growth and change..
RSVP on-line. Information: on-line.
Coloring the Workforce Green: Sustainability in the Workforce Development System
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
AIA/CES: 2LU
Presentation by Annie Byrne, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning; Jennifer Keeling, Chicago Jobs Council; Andre Kellum, Centers for New Horizons; and Tom McKone, Civic Consulting Alliance
For the past few years, on a national level, there has been quite a bit of attention given to capitalizing on environmental sustainability as a means to advance the U.S. workforce and social systems. Regional initiatives that have embraced this notion include the Chicago Climate Action Plan (CCAP), the State Energy Sector Partnership, and Energy Impact Illinois. This seminar is an overview of how these local initiatives were developed, the impact that they have had, thus far, on the regional workforce system, and where they’re headed in the near future.
Register and information on-line.
| February 22, Wednesday |
Design for Ritual: The Theology of Roman Catholic Art and Architecture
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Art and Architecture KC, Interfaith Forum on Religion
Free for members, Non-members $15.00.
1 LU/HSW
Denis R. McNamara, M.Arch.H., Ph.D., is a faculty member at the Liturgical Institute of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary and author of books on Roman Catholic architecture including Heavenly City: The Architectural Tradition of Catholic Chicago, Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy and How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture. In addition, he serves as a theological and architectural consultant for numerous Catholic churches throughout the country. Dr. McNamara will provide an overview of Catholic architecture and how it comprises not just a neutral setting for liturgy but an active part of the rites themselves, both historically and today. His discussion will note how understanding the sacramentality of architecture is required to understand and fulfill the program of church designs. In light of understanding, what are the current trends in Catholic architecture and their connection to trends in architectural practice?
Information: 312/670.7770; Information and registration on-line.
VOA Roosevelt Tower: High Rise University
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event - arrive early, seating is limited. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES: 1
Lecture by Christopher Groesbeck, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, Principal VOA Associates Incorporated
The expansion project for the Chicago Central campus of Roosevelt University is a key component in the University’s goals and objectives for creating a distinguished and high educational environment that is student centered and reflects the University’s deep commitment to the principles of Social Justice. This lunch hour presentation will discuss the how the needs of student activities, academics, and student life of Roosevelt University’s expansion relate to the downtown community and its impact on the larger vision of Chicago and sustainability. Join us for a virtual tour of the features of this design presented by Christopher Groesbeck, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, Principal, VOA Associates Incorporated.
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
Acoustics in Healthcare Environments: What’s New and Why It’s Important
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Healthcare KC, CISCA, USG
Free for members, Non-members $15.00.
1.5 LU/HSW
The Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association (CISCA) has released a free extensive white paper on Acoustics in Healthcare Environments which is an invaluable tool for architects, interior designers, and other design professionals who work to improve healthcare settings for all users. This white paper serves as a comprehensive introduction to the acoustical issues commonly confronted.
In the healthcare environs, acoustics matter: many sounds permeate hospital environments, including beepers, alarms, machines, rolling carts, HVAC systems, and conversations. These noises can be severely irritating and at times harmful to patients, depending on the state of their health. Acoustic issues in healthcare environments are complex and require a careful, strategic design in order to minimize noise.
Nathan Sevener of Soundscape Engineering LLC will explain these findings to us.
Information: 312/670.7770; Information and registration on-line.
Marie Aquilino: Beyond Shelter: Architecture and Human Dignity
6:00 p.m. - the Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton Place
Sponsor: Graham Foundation, Archeworks, National Public Housing Museum
Free event, RSVP
Around the globe, 
groundbreaking work is being done by small teams of outstanding professionals who are helping people recover from disaster and rebuild homes, infrastructure, and communities, and bridging the gap that separates short-term emergency needs from long-term sustainable recovery. Paris based Marie Aquilino will discuss her new book Beyond Shelter: Architecture and Human Dignity. The book features 25 reports from the field by leaders of architecture, engineering firms, non-profits, research centers, and international agencies that are working to provide disaster prevention and sustainable recovery efforts in a wide range of urban and rural locales, including Manila, New Orleans, Gujarat, São Paulo, Sudan, Vietnam, Kashmir, Sierra Leone, Kansas, and Haiti.
Marie J. Aquilino s a professor of architectural history at the École Spéciale d'Architecture (ESA) in Paris and a specialist in contemporary urban redevelopment. At the ESA she is creating a program to train architecture students to work in contexts of extreme need and crisis in the developing world. In addition, she serves as associate program director of the BaSiC Initative; is collaborating with the International Federation of the Red Cross to set up a working group on the reconstruction of Haiti; and is a founding partner in OpenJapan, a worldwide design collaborative that devises integrated systems of risk mitigation.
Following the talk, copies of Beyond Shelter will be available for purchase. A book signing and reception will be held in the library.
RSVP and Information: on-line.
6:00 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, S.R. Crown Hall, Center Core, 3360 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event
Lecture by architect Doug Reed, Principal, Reed | Hilderbrand Landscape Architecture, Watertown, MA.
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
| February 23, Thursday |
Creative Placemaking: How, Why, Outcomes
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Millennium Room, 5th Floor, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington
Sponsor: Great Cities Institute
Free event
Ann Markusen of the University of Minnesota and Anne Gadwa Nicodemus of Metrisarts.com present the results of a national scan of successful creative placemaking efforts, defined as the revitalization of a city, neighborhood or region around arts capacity and offerings. The study, commissioned by the Mayors Institute on City Design and the National Endowment for the Arts, can be accessed at here.
From case studies of fifteen diverse and regionally representative cases, including Chicago's After School Matters, they draw defining features of creative place-making: exceptional initiators, designing around distinctive local traits, building public will, attaining the support both of arts and cultural leaders in the city/region and of private sector developers, and leveraging resources from non-arts sectors.
Markusen and Nicodemus will also address the challenges: forging partnerships, countering community skepticism, assembling financing, clearing regulator hurdles, ensuring maintenance and sustainability, avoiding displacement, and developing metrics of performance. Markusen will also talk briefly about her team's recently completed work on California's arts and cultural ecology, using Cultural Data Project and other secondary data sources to probe the size, missions, and city/regional locations of 11,000 arts and cultural nonprofits.
Information: on-line.
Those Mysterious Curves: Why Prentice Women's Hospital Should be Reborn
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Häfele America Chicago Showroom, 154 West Hubbard
Sponsor: Häfele America Chicago Showroom, Preservation Chicago, Save Prentice Coalition
Free event. Registration required
1.0 LU/HSW, AIA
A award-winning journalist and architecture critic Edward Lifson, writer on architecture, urbanism and culture, news and politics.
The first presentation in a new series presented by Preservation Chicago, Chicago Modern: More than Mies
Many people know Chicago for its Modern architecture, but there is much of Chicago's Modern heritage that often goes unrecognized. Innovative architects like Harry Weese, Walter Netsch, Bertrand Goldberg, Edward Dart and others developed a new brand of Modern architecture in Chicago that was more expressive and sculptural, yet equally groundbreaking. The Save Prentice Coalition invites you to explore the architecture and design of the 1960's and 1970's in a new way, and you will see that there is so much more to Chicago modern than Mies.
Registration on-line. Information: on-line.
Archaeology at the Charnley-Persky House: Changing Tastes on Chicago's Gold Coast, 1890-1930
6:00 p.m., Charnley-Persky House, 1365 North Astor
Sponsor: Charnley-Persky House
$15.00; $10.00 for Chicago Chapter and National Society of Architectural Historians Members
A lecture by Rebecca Graff, who led a dig thatwas a five-week class for anthropology students at DePaul University. Graff will give an overview of the archaeological project and discuss how the findings speak to the history of the Gold Coast, particularly to the consumer choices choices of the time. Many of the artifacts will be on display for guests to view.
Rebecca S. Graff received her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. She holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and an MA in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. Graff is a historical archaeologist who completed her dissertation, “The Vanishing City: Time, Tourism, and the Archaeology of Event in Chicago's 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition” this past spring. She has directed several archaeological excavations in Chicago, most recently at the Charnley-Persky House. Her areas of specialization include 19th- and 20th-century urban archaeology, memory and material culture, and the relationship between temporality and modernity.
Information and registration on-line
Sustainable Landscape Concepts from a Public Garden
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Kurt Dreisilker, The Morton Arboretum
Many ponds in northern Illinois suffer from similar problems: extreme fluctuations in water level, eroding shorelines, poor water quality, and algal blooms. The Morton Arboretum’s Meadow Lake was rehabilitated in 2004 to stabilize these problems. Learn which concepts and plants are working for the lake and which ones are not after eight years. Learn which engineering designs work well, plant selection do’s and don’ts, and how much maintenance meets the objectives of a public garden.
Register and information on-line.
Lecture and Booksigning:
A Walk Through Graceland Cemetery
7:00 p.m., Glessner House Museum 1800 South Prairie
Sponsor: Glessner House Museum
$10.00; $8.00 for museum members.
Graceland Cemetery is considered one of the finest landscaped cemeteries in the country. It is also the final resting place of the Glessners, many of their Prairie Avenue neighbors, and scores of other important figures in Chicago history. Join Barbara Lanctot, author of the revised full-color edition of A Walk Through Graceland Cemetery, as we explore this beautiful cemetery and its monuments, many designed by the leading architects and sculptors of the day. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Reservations suggested to 312.326.1480 Information on-line
| February 25, Saturday |
Renewable Energy Options for Homeowners
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
AIA/CES: 2LU
Presentation by Timothy Heppner, Consultant, Chicago Green Homes Program
Selecting a renewable energy option for your home can seem like an expensive, confusing and time consuming task. Join Tim Heppner as he simplifies the process and breaks down each option to show you the practical side of putting renewable energy to work in your home. Whether you are considering geothermal, wind, solar or biomass, this session will explain how to make the most realistic and cost-effective choice for you.
Register and information on-line.
Sustainable Landscape Resources for Community Associations
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
Presentation by Beth Corrigan, The Morton Arboretum
Homeowners Associations (HOAs) manage large areas of common property, accounting for 21% of residential land in northeastern Illinois. HOAs make substantial investments in landscaping and green infrastructure - from management of trees and shrubs to turf and pond maintenance - which contribute to the health of our environment and residents. This seminar will highlight resources available to homeowners, association members, and property managers that can help them manage landscapes sustainably, while also realizing cost savings.
Register and information on-line.
| February 27, Monday |
Merritt Bucholz: Current Work
6:00 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, McCormick Tribune Campus Center Auditorium, 3201 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event
Lecture by Merritt Bucholz, Principal, Bucholz McEvoy Architects; Dean, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
| February 28, Tuesday |
Wind Loading and Wind Engineering
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., UBS Tower, 1 North Wacker, Michigan I Room
Sponsor: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
By February 21, $300.00 members, $400.00 non-members; thereafter $375.00 members, $475.00 non-member. Advance reservations required.
7.5 continuing education credit
A seminar, to be presented by Drs. Peter Irwin, Ph.D., P.E. and Jon Galsworthy, Ph.D., P.E. of RWDI, wind engineering and wind tunnel testing consultants in Guelph, Ontario. Both speakers have experience in wind engineering, including extensive research and consulting in wind loading, aeroelastic response, wind tunnel methods, and instrumentation.
Information on-line.
Why Building Enclosures Fail - 9th Annual Building Enclosure Event
7:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Maggiano's, 516 North Clark Street
program repeated 5:30 - 9:00 p.m., Meridian Banquet & Conference Center
Sponsor: Construction Specifications Institute Chicago, AIA Chicago
$35.00 -$50.00, see on-line info for schedule.
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From case studies to lessons learned, this comprehensive program is invaluable for even the most seasoned professional. Vince Cammalleri, AIA, is a noted expert in building enclosure issues and will share his vast knowledge in a fact-filled, fast-paced session. The program will summarize experiences with moisture-induced degradation and remediation of building enclosures. Fundamental errors that cause failures, from inception through implementation, in design and construction, are analyzed. Mr. Cammalleri will describe design principles that generate effective barriers for combined water, air, vapor and heat flow through the building enclosure, and provide examples of how misunderstanding or misapplication of these principles can lead to costly failures. He will illustrate potential consequences of inadequate enclosure design & installation-- from a visible, isolated water leak to widespread, concealed deterioration, corrosion and mold growth. He will also provide guidelines for prevention.
Information: 312/670.7770; Information and registration on-line.
Building the 21st Century City: 18th annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
2:30 p.m., registration, 3:00 p.m., forum, 4:30 p.m., awards ceremony, 6:00 p.m., reception, - Chicago Hilton and Towers, 720 Soth Michiga
Sponsor: Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago
$50.00 pre-registered, $55.00 at the door
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel will be keynote speaker. For the 3:00 p.m., forum, 5 Big Ideas for the 21st Century City, presenters will use 15 images for 15 secons each to rapid-fire showcase their five big ideas for building a truly 21st Century City. Bring your own best ideas to share.
Registration on-line. Information: on-line.
2030 Commitment Working Group meeting
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago 2030 Commitment Working Group
Free event
All are welcome to come and learn more about the 2030 Committment. Those who can't attend may use the AIA Chicago conference bridge by calling 312/376-2799 and then entering PIN 4240 followed by #.
Information: 312/670.7770; Information and registration on-line.
Chicago Debates - Beating the Odds: Designing a Casino for Chicago - Lakeside Resort or Bling Bingo in a Box?
6:00 p.m. - Chicago Theater, 175 North State
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event, registration required.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has not yet signed Senate Bill 744, which provides for the creation of the Chicago Casino Development
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Authority, whose duties include promotion and maintenance of a casino. There are many contentious issues surrounding this bill--proponents for the casino state that it will provide needed jobs and keep the city of Chicago economically competitive. Opposition to a Chicago casino is concerned about draining gaming revenue from other existing downstate locations and regulatory measures for a Chicago site. Whether one is personally “for” or “against” the gaming bill, the design and location of a potential casino in Chicago should be debated as what it looks like and where it is located impacts its use, potential audience, and relationship to the city’s infrastructure. Tonight’s discussion will debate if Chicago gets a casino, where should it be and what should it look like. Can there be a casino design that is truly good for the urban environment? Can a casino be a catalyst for urban redevelopment? Where should a Chicago casino be located?
The Honorable Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, will provide a brief introduction and welcome for our Chicago Casino Debate program. This casino debate program features Kimbal Goluska, Chicago Consultants Studio; Dennis Judd, Interim Director, Great Cities Institute Professor, Department of Political Science University of Illinois at Chicago; John Norquist, President & CEO of Congress for the New Urbanism and and Former Mayor of Milwaukee, and Jerry Roper, President of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, together with moderator Edward Lifson and Chicago Reader Senior Writer Mick Dumke.
Chicago Debates are lively, passionate, no-holds-barred, real, thoughtful, solution-oriented conversations with audience participation. We'll take your questions during the event, and you can also follow on Twitter #ChicagoDebates. The voting - and commenting - continues on this web site before and after the debate. It's your forum.
Information: 312/922.3432. Information and registration on-line.
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
Free event, registration required.
AIA/CES: 2LU
Presentation by Jason La Fleur, Alliance for Environmental Sustainability
Learn about jobs and careers in the new green economy. The goal is to discuss the future of sustainability, show you some of the many related career options and help you identify your role in this exciting field. The session then presents an overview of the top projected careers in the green economy and appropriate designations people can pursue on a career path.
Register and information on-line.
| February 29, Wednesday |
Connecting Digital and Physical Space: Social Media and Technology's Impact on How & Where We Work, Live & Shop
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson, Room 8005
Sponsor: DePaul University Chaddick Institute and Real Estate Center
$65.00, includes continental breakfast. Limited to 80 participants.
AIA/CES: 1
The annual Conference of DePaul University's Chaddick Institute and Real Estate Center will address issues such as
Speakers:
-Kirk Bishop, CEO and founder of Suite Partners.
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Barry Krause, CEO and founder of Suite Partners.
- Gian Fulgoni, Executive Chairman and co-founder of comScore, Inc.
- David Santee, Executive Vice President of Equity Residential.
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Christine Carlyle, Principal and Director of Planning at Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
Information: and registration on-line.
History and Facade Assessment/Restoration of the Randolph Tower Building 
12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event - arrive early, seating is limited. Guests are welcome to bring a bag lunch.
AIA/CES: 1
Lecture by Brett Laureys, Associate Principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates, Inc
Brett Laureys, Associate Principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates, Inc. in Northbrook, Illinois, will discuss the history of this 1920s-era skyscraper and its Chicago significance in relation to Wiss Janney’s findings on the significant distress to the terra cotta cladding as part of the building’s restoration and renovation. Brett Laureys will discuss the design of the exterior façade restoration work and the restoration of historically significant features that were removed from the building in the past.
Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.
5:30 p.m. - the Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 South Michigan, #22
Sponsor: Friends of the Parks
Free event
Ed Uhlir, Executive Director of Millennium Park, will present the inaugural lecture in the new Walter Netsch Lecture Series, 2012.
Information: on-line.
The Advocate Health Care Environmental Stewardship Story
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Healthcare and Environment KCs
Free for members, $15.00 non-members
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There is no industry with a larger moral obligation to the environment than healthcare. The health of the environment and human health are inextricably linked. In addition, healthcare costs continue to outpace growth in our nation’s GDP. Can sustainability bend the healthcare cost curve? Albert Manshum, III, AIA (vice president, Facilities & Construction, for Advocate Health Care) will share the hospital's journey toward environmental stewardship. He will identify the drivers and motivators, the true impacts and the challenges that exist, some of which are unique to the healthcare setting. In addition, we will look at what the future might hold for an industry that is ripe for sweeping change when it comes to sustainability.
Information: 312/670.7770; Information and registration on-line.
North Grant Park Renovation Project
6:30 p.m. - Daley Bicentennial Fieldhouse, 336 East Randolph, east of Columbus and down into the park
Sponsor: Grant Park Advisory Council
Public event
Updates will be presented on the North Grant Park Renovation project and on the East Monroe Garage renovation. The interior of the 
garage is getting much closer to completion. In addition, the exterior portions like the Randolph Street entrance and lobby area, the removal of the soil so the roof can be repaired, all need to be planned and coordinated.
The entire project is a very complex one that involves the City of Chicago, Chicago Park District, and the private lessee and management of the underground garage. The East Monroe Garage is huge with over 3800 parking spaces, and its roof creates a massive, 20-acre green roof. We will also have the latest images for the design of the new park, which will be replacing the existing park above the garage.
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The meeting will also feature nomination and election of officers for the Grant Park Advisory Council.
Information on-line.
The World Finder, an Epic Tragedy in Four Acts: Pocket Guide to Hell, Martin Billheimer, Sid Cook, Jon Langford, and Max Wastler
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Gallery 400 Lecture Room, 400 South Peoria
Sponsor: Gallery 400
Free event
For the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Steele MacKaye endeavored to build the world’s largest theater, the Spectatorium, with 25 stages and seating for 8,000 people. Using real water, real plants, and a cast of thousands, the featured theatrical production would have told one of history’s greatest stories—Columbus’s voyage to America. Pocket Guide to Hell, along with Martin Billheimer, Sid Cook, Jon Langford, and Max Wastler, dramatize MacKaye’s rise and fall in a performance that features a combination of music, oratory, and pantomime.
Information on-line.
