Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects at the Art Institute of Chicago/ through February 24, 2013

Wright's Roots at the Expo 72 Gallery, through October 14, 2012

Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design at ArchiTech Gallery, , through December 29, 2012

The Enduring Designs of Josef Frank at the Swedish American Museum, through November 25, 2012

The Unseen City: Designs for a Future Chicago at the Chicago Architecture Foundation

The Formation of the Japanese Print Collection at the Art Institute: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School at the Art Institute of Chicago, through November 4, 2012

Loop Value: The How Much Does It Cost Shop at the Chicago Architecture Foundation

Bus Rapid Transit: Next Stop, Chicago at the Chicago Architecture Foundation

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Christy Webber: Sustainable Landscapes? Maintaining Your Landscape in
High Heat and Drough

7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Wicker Park Field House, 1425 North Damen
Sponsor: Wicker Park Garden Club, Chicago Park District
$8.00 - tickets requird - RSVP and pay at the door

Lecture by Christy Webber, Owner & President, Christy Webber Landscapes and Grand Street Gardens.

RSVP via email. Information on-line.

What We Learned From the Indiana State Fair Collapse Incident

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-members

The August 13, 2011 collapse of a temporary structure at the Indiana State Fair resulted in seven fatalities and dozens of injuries. Due in part to the State of Indiana's high degree of transparency in disclosing forensic findings, temporary structures are receiving new-found scrutiny. This re-evaluation is changing how the entertainment industry and regulatory agencies approach the design, construction and utilization of these and similar structures. A summary of the State Fair incident and share the lessons learned from that tragedy related to the design and use of temporary structure will be presented by Scott G. Nacheman, MSc.Eng., AIA is a Vice President in the Chicago, USA office of Thornton Tomasetti, and Gary Storm, P.E. is a structural, rigging and forensic engineer who is a senior principal at Thornton Tomasetti, who has also been involved in the forensic investigation of the Indiana State Fair collapse and is currently involved in the investigation of the recent Downsview Park collapse in Toronto.

Registration and information on-line.

First Tuesday Happy Hour

6:00 - 8:00 p.m., - Gilt Bar, 230 West Kinzie
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Young Architects Forum, Artemide
Free event

Please join YAF for our First Tuesday Happy Hour at Gilt Bar in River North.. Meet and mingle the creative showroom displaying trend-setting lighting designs and enjoy drinks and appetizers compliments of Artemide.

Register at the Meetup page. Information online.

Lunch Talks@CAF: Sky High Chicago -AIA 2030 Update and Building Sustainably

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

Presentation by Marya Graff, LEED AP, ASSOC. AIA, Sustainability Consultant, Cannon Design

The AIA 2030 Commitment is a program which is helping member firms better understand sustainability within the context of their own practices. Based on incremental reduction targets, the ultimate goal of the 2030 Commitment is 100% carbon-neutral new buildings and major renovations by 2030. By collecting project data, signatory firms provide an annual picture of progress to the AIA and provoke meaningful internal dialog. This presentation will outline the AIA 2030 Commitment program and benefits of participation, describe the related efforts of the AIA Chicago 2030 Working Group, and summarize the first two years of national reporting.

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Development Dialogue: Solutions for Failed Developments

5:00 p.m., registration and cocktail reception (cash bar), 5:30 p.m., welcome and dinner, 6:00 p.m., program, presentation and audience reception - Elgin Community College - University and Business Center, 1700 Spartan Drive
Sponsor: Urban Land Institute Chicago Chapter
$25.00 registration fee

ULI Chicago and Kane County, in partnership with the Kane County Planning Cooperative, the Metro West Council of Government and Elgin Community College, will host a program on repositioning failed residential, commercial, and retail developments. Participants, including mayors, municipal planning and economic development staff, and representatives from the business community will leave the event with a better understanding of the County’s market, development challenges, and a fresh framework for solutions.

Panelists:

• John Carroll, President, Ryland Homes Chicago Division
• David Galowich, Principal, Madison Realty Group, Inc.
• Mary Ludgin, Director of Global Investment Research, Heitman LLC
• Paul Shadle, Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US)
• Jon Talty, Chairman & CEO, OKW Architects, Inc.

Information and registration on-line.

Wiel Arets - Current Work

6:30 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, Crown Hall, 3360 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event

Lecture by Wiel Arets, new Dean of the College of Architecture, IIT, Founding Principal, Wiel Arets Architects, Amsterdam.

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Screen Gems Benefit 2012 honoring Deborah and Helmut Jahn

6:00 p.m., cocktails, 7:00 p.m., award presentation, dinner, and auction - the Casino, 200 East Delaware
Sponsor: Facets Multimedia
$375.00

Join us as we honor Deborah and Helmut Jahn for their many contributions to Chicago's cultural and civic community and celebrate 37 years of Facets Multi-Media and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Dinner, a program emceed by the Chicago Tribune's Rick Kogan, and a live auction led by Steve Zick of Christie's Chicago, will make up the evening. Proceeds benefit Facets year-round educational programs and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

Information: on-line.

Practical Design of Post-Tensioned Buildings

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m, , UBS Tower, One North Wacker Drive, Michigan I Room
Sponsor: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois,
$300.00 members,$ 400.00 non-members, lunch included, continental breakfast available at 7:30 a.m.
7.5 hours continuing education credit.

This full-day seminar on the use of Post-Tensioning (PT) for concrete structures will focus both on the design of posttensioning
systems and on the practical considerations necessary for preventing performance deficiencies and field
problems. Key concepts of post-tensioning and its advantages over mildly reinforced concrete will be discussed. A variety
of topics will be covered beginning with the basics such as post-tensioning methodology, code criteria and stress losses to
more advanced concepts such as load balancing, anchorage zone design, barrier cable design and external post-tensioning.
Practical considerations such as layout of restraining elements to avoid cracking, utilizing slip details and efficient
placement of pour strip locations will also be addressed. The flexural, shear, and torsional design of PT members will be
discussed and examples presented where applicable. The design of PT slabs on ground will be discussed. Also, the design
of PT members by available software programs will be touched upon.

The seminar will be presented by Ken Nizamuddin, S.E., P.E., Project Manager with Rubinos and Mesia Engineers in
Chicago.

Registration form and information on-line.

111 West Wacker Drive

12:15 - Millennium Room, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington
Sponsor: Friends of Downtown
Free event

Related Companies and Clark Wacker LLC have agreed to redevelop the existing, partially-completed structure at 111 West Wacker Drive. The newly designed 59-story, 630’ tall structure will be a 500-unit luxury rental building with signature restaurants/retail located on the ground floor. 111 West Wacker Drive is located on the Chicago River at an important crossroads that bridges between the Loop and the vibrant river north cultural and lifestyle district. The building design seeks to reflect these two important and diverse areas and become another important architectural icon along the Chicago River Corridor.

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

Reinventing Chicago: What’s technology got to do with it?

5:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Red Frog Events, 320 West Ohio, Suite 1W
Sponsor: Center for New Technology
$100.00. Hors d’oeuvres & drinks will be served. Register by October 1.

Bring your ideas to the discussion with Chicago’s civic, business, and IT communities. Let’s hear how our city can be smarter, more sustainable, and work better.

The afternnon will feature talks by Scott Bernstein, CNT President; Andres Duany, Duany Plater-Zybeck & Co, noted architect and co-founder of Congress of the New Urbanism; amd John Tolva, CTO for the City of Chicago. Moderated by Laura Washington, journalist. Ever since taking the position of CTO in May 2011, John Tolva has worked tirelessly for a more free and open method of storing city data, which allows for the development of tools and online applications that use this data and support sustainable lifestyles and choices.

Through facilitated small group discussions, you’ll explore the ideas raised by the speakers and add your own to the growing conversation.

Information: on-line.

Projects at a Scale between Architecture & Urban Design

6:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 40 East Erie
Sponsor: Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Chicago Midwest
Free for members, $25.00 non-members, RSVP Required

A lecture by Scott Merrill, who received the 2012 Seaside Award and the 2004 Arthur Ross Award, has worked closely for twenty years with DPZ and other master planners associated with the founding of the Congress for New Urbanism. In the last few years, he and his firm have done a substantial amount of work within the master plans of these other firms that falls into a scale somewhere between architecture and urban design, requiring some of the qualities of both.

Mr. Merrill will use examples of work from the United Arab Emirates, Edinburgh, San Francisco, Florida and Louisiana to illustrate the redevelopment of downtowns, the expansion of cities into their greenbelts, the use of brownfield sites, and the further development of strip shopping centers. The examples will also serve to illustrate the difficulties of maintaining humane scales for buildings that have to be built at large scales and lower construction costs, how a Florida commercial vernacular might form streets and blocks, and how an emerging economy might develop a building tradition consistent with both modern construction and a rich historic building tradition.

RSVP on-line. Information: on-line.

Chris Ware, Graphic Novelist: Building Stories

7:00 p.m., - Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park
Sponsor: Unity Temple Restoration Foundation
$10.00

The great and wonderful Chris Ware returns to Unity Temple! His newest graphic novel Building Stories imagines the lives of the inhabitants of a three-story Chicago apartment building.

"Taking advantage of the absolute latest advances in wood pulp technology, Building Stories is a book with no deliberate beginning or end, with the scope, ambition, artistry, and emotional prevarication beyond anything yet seen from this artist or in this medium, probably for good reason," says Chris's publisher.

Q & A, book signing, and reception to follow. (BTW, there's a very special surprise in Building Stories that has Unity Temple Restoration Foundation all excited!)

Information online.

Farnsworth House Alfresco

10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - leave from Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan. Drive yourself enter at Welcome Center Gate #1, 14520B River Road, Plano by 3:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Farnsworth House, Docomomo Chicago Midwest
$100.00

A Picnic Lunch on the lawn of the Farnsworth House (food, beverage and complimentary blanket provided). Enjoy a casual and informative Open House Tour mingling with our docents and special guest speakers and get a peak at our new, nearly completed IIT student built exhibit space: Barnsworth.

Special guest speakers: Tom Jacobs, Krueck and Sexton Architects;, Project Architect for recent Farnsworth House restoration work; and Franz Schulze and Edward Windhorst, Co-authors, Mies van der Rohe, A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition.

Buy tickets on-line. Information: on-line.

Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects - Archi-Salon - (rescheduled to 2013)

2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Art Institute of Chicago, Modern Wing, 159 East Monroe
Sponsor: Art Institute of Chicago
Free with admission

The first of two Archi-Salons to be held in the exhibition space of the Art Institute's Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects. Led by Clare Lyster, assistant professor at University of Illinois-Chicago’s School of Architecture and founding principal of CLUAA (Clare Lyster Urbanism and Architecture), this salon will focus on architecture’s external influences, such as transportation networks.

Information: on-line..

Thinking into the Future 2012: The Robie House Series on Architecture, Design and Ideas
With Architect Rafael Viñoly

5:00 p.m.,cocktail reception, 6:00 p.m.,Lecture and panel discussion- Logan Center for the Arts, 915 East 60th Street
Sponsor: Frank Lloyd Preservation Trust
Members $20.00; non-members,$25.00, students, $5.00
1 LU/HSW

Recognized as one of the most innovative architects of our time, Rafael Viñoly has been a major presence in architecture for nearly half a century. Viñoly’s work is driven by his belief that the responsibility of architecture is to elevate the public realm. While his early commissions in Argentina transformed the landscape of his native continent, his first major projects in New York, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and in Tokyo, the International Forum, established Viñoly as a leading voice in architecture. Vinoly’s architecture is defined by an originality that transcends passing fads.

Viñoly designed the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business adjacent to Wright’s Robie House, and the University’s groundbreaking New Hospital Pavilion, scheduled to open in 2013.

Information and ticket purchase: on-line.

Daan Roggeveen

6:00 p.m., UIC School of Architecture, Gallery 1100 Art and Architecture Building, 845 West Harrison
Sponsor: School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago
Free event

Lecture by Daan Roggeven, Founder/Director, Go West Project, Shanghai. The lecture is part of a U.S. tour around Roggeveen and Michiel Hulshof's new book, How the City Moved to Mr. Sun, an account of their tour of twenty emerging cities in Chicago.

Information on-line.

Back to School Training - Part II

6:00 - 7:30 p.m., - Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Avenue, John Buck Lecture Hall
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Community Interface Committee
Free event

The Community Interface Committee (CIC) is once again partnering with the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) during the 2012 – 2013 school year for a series of Architects in the Schools visits to local 3rd through 8th grade classrooms. Visits are scheduled to begin in fall 2012; the number of visits is up to you.

Wondering how to help a 3rd grader understand how buildings stand up? Puzzled about what vocabulary and materials are needed to explain scale to a 5th grader? Curious about how to get an 8th grader excited about sketching? CAF and the CIC are hosting a hands-on training session over two evenings (Octember 25 and October 2), to help AIA members prepare to work with local elementary school students and teachers.

Register by phone at 312/922.3432 or by email. Information online.

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

Please join us if your are working in the field of healthcare design or you'd like to learn more about it. Visit our LinkedIn page.

Information online.

Controlled Environment Sustainable Urban Agriculture: State of Play

2;00 - 3:30 p.m. - Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Ideas Week
Free event - registration required.

Michael Hoadley will moderate a panel discussion among thought leaders in The Tri State Region on the subject of Sustainable Urban Agriculture, with a focus on Controlled Environment Agriculture as an emergent sector of Agribusiness & Real Estate.

We will examine current and planned projects, economic development and job creation dynamics, public policy environment, relationship to sustainability thinking, and the results of The National Science Foundation funded workshop being held the week before, details of which are available on-line.

• Devon Patterson, Solomon Cordwell Buenz
• Bral Spight, UrbanPonics
• Martin Felsen, UrbanLab
• Brad Roback, City of Chicago

Register on-line. Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Lunch Talks@CAF: Symbiocity

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

Presentation by Phil Thompson, Project Manager and David Kordel, Consultant, Swedish Trade Council

In the 1970s, Sweden was the most oil dependent country in the industrialized world. The country suffered a host of environmental problems, from polluted air to toxic bodies of water. However, the oil crisis spurred politicians to change and today the country is instead at the green forefront, especially when it comes to creating sustainable cities. The SymbioCity concept, the notion that shared urban systems create synergies, forms the core of the Swedish approach to cities. SymbioCity calls for an holistic approach to common urban concerns, such as landscape planning, transportation and waste management, from which the gain is both environmental and economic. Join us for a presentation of SymbioCity – Sweden’s model for sustainable city planning, brought to you by the Swedish American Green Alliance, a collaboration between the U.S. Embassy and the government of Sweden.

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Kevin Daly - Current Work

6:30 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, Crown Hall, 3360 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event

Lecture by Kevin Daly, Founding Principal, Daly Genik Architects, Santa Monica

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Collaboration: The Art and Science of Building Facades: Facades + Innovation

9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Illinois Institute of Technology, Engineering 1 Building, 10 West 32nd, Hermann Hall, 3241 South Federal
Sponsor: The Architects Newspaper
$550.00 Symposium and Full Day Workshop, $200 student - wide number of purchase options available
16 AIA/CES approved LU credits for both full dates

Opening day of two-day event. Facades + Innovation will include diverse voices in the creation of high-performance building enclosures, imparting new perspectives on the opportunities for innovation in the delivery of the building skin. Multiple emergent drivers are forcing a step-change in the performance demands on buildings, and most particularly on the building skin. These demands mandate innovation; an innovative response ranging from systems and materials to designs and delivery strategies.

In addition to six half-day or full-day workshops, presenters will include Keith Besserud, SOM; Juan Betancur, AS+GG; Tom Brock, IIT; James Doerfler, Cal Poly; Russell Fortmeyer, Arup; Debra Gerod, Gruen Associates; Dean Hill, greenscreen; Kurt Komraus, Buro Happold; Rick Kruger, Firestone Building Products; Will Laufs, Laufs Engineering Design; Jennifer Marmon, PAR; Justin Nardone, SOM Black Box Group; Mic Patterson, Enclos; Edward Peck, Thornton Tomasetti; Bradley Samuels, Situ Fabrication; Jonatan Schumacher, Thornton Tomasetti; Daniel Segraves, Gensler; Mark Sexton, Krueck + Sexton; Ann Smith, Cambridge Architectural; Gil Snyder, University Of Milwaukee; Oliver Stepe, YKK AP; Geoffrey Thün, University Of Michigan; Jeffrey Vaglio, Enclos; andAleksandar Sasha Zeljic, Gensler.

Information and registration on-line.

Facades + Innovation: Fernando Romero

8:30 a.m. - Hermann Hall, IIT 3241 South Federal
Sponsor: The Architects Newspaper
Free event

Fernando Romero gives the keynote address for this two-day symposium. In 1999 he founded FREE (Fernando Romero EnterprisE). The firm maintains a strong research component while translating moments in contemporary society through architecture. Romero worked under Rem Koolhaas at OMA, while project manager he led the competition-winning design for the Casa da Musica. He has lectured worldwide—throughout Europe, North America, Asia, and South America, and has been a guest professor at Columbia University in New York. His approach to architecture has been influenced by a deep focus on research and innovation. Romero has published books that reflect his vision of architecture, including Translation, Hyperborder and most recently Simplexity, with German publisher Hatje Cantz.

Information on-line.

Residential Investment Opportunities in Suburban Chicago

4:00 p.m., registration, 4:30 p.m., program, 5:15 p.m., Q&A- Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus, 2815 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook
Sponsor: Urban Land Institute Chicago Chapter
$60.00 for members; $80.00 non-members, $20.00 student member, $30.00 student non-member, $40.00 Young Leader members

While land supply is at its greatest, there are niche opportunities to aid and support new housing demand in the short term. Panelists will dive into the challenges and opportunities of suburban residential land development and homebuilding.

Panelists:

• Buz Hoffman, Founder & President, Lakewood Homes
• Andy Konovodoff, President, K. Hovanian Chicago
• Marvin Shapiro, President & CEO, Avanti Properties Group

Anastacia Hennessy Fratto, Land Acquisition Manager, Crown Community Development will moderate.

Information and registration on-line.

The Lost Vanguard: Soviet Modernist Architecture, 1922-32 - Opening Reception & Talk by Richard Pare

5:30 p.m.,talk by Richard Pare; 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., opening reception
Sponsor: The Graham Foundation
Free event, RSVP

The Lost Vanguard: Soviet Modernist Architecture, 1922-32, is an exhibition documenting the work of modernist architects in the Soviet Union in the years following the 1917 revolution and the period of instability during the subsequent civil war. In little more than a decade, some of the most radical buildings of the twentieth century were completed by a small group of architects who developed a new architectural language in support of social goals of communal life. Rarely published and virtually inaccessible until the collapse of the Soviet regime, these important buildings have remained unknown and unappreciated. Installed throughout all three floors of the Graham Foundation’s Madlener House, the exhibition consists of over eighty large-scale photographs of Soviet structures from the first revolutionary period documented by British photographer Richard Pare as he found them during extensive visits between 1992–2010.

Richard Pare was born in England in 1948 and studied photography and graphic design in Winchester and at Ravensbourne College of Art before moving to the United States in 1971. Pare graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1973. He was curator of the Seagram photography collection from 1974 until 1985 and was the founding curator for the photography collection of the Canadian Centre for Architecture from its inception in 1974 until he became a consultant to the collection in 1989—a role he continues to fulfill. The Lost Vanguard: Architecture of the Russian Avant-garde, 1922-1932 was published in 2007. Building the Revolution was published in 2011. He is presently completing a new series of images on the works of Le Corbusier for the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, the first exhibition on the architect in Russia.

Information and registration on-line.

Drafting the City of Chicago’s Healthy Food Plan

6:00 - 7:30 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Community Interface Committee
Free event
1.5 LU

The Community Interface Committee continues its year-long exploration of the role architects can play in the development of urban agriculture and community-centered food systems in the Chicago area.

As part of Healthy Places, An Initiative of Healthy Chicago, the City of Chicago has been developing a draft Food Plan, which focuses on improving the health of Chicago residents and incorporating food related issues into local planning projects. Six different strategies were incorporated together to develop this much-needed plan, maintaining Chicago’s “food innovator” status. Bradley Roback, LEED AP, from the Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development, Sustainability/Open Space office, will present that plan and discuss what it means for the citizens of Chicago.

Learn more about the emerging urban agricultural and community-based food movement and its significance for architects, planners and designers. The Community Interface Committee is looking to uncover new ways of relating to and operating in the urban landscape - ways that nourish residents, cultivate local networks, and enhance the value of our shared resources.

Informationand registration online.

Collaboration: The Art and Science of Building Facades: Facades + Innovation

9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Illinois Institute of Technology, Engineering 1 Building, 10 West 32nd, Hermann Hall, 3241 South Federal
Sponsor: The Architects Newspaper
$550.00 Symposium and Full Day Workshop, $200 student - wide number of purchase options available
16 AIA/CES approved LU credits for both full dates

Closing day of two-day event. See October 11th listing for details.

Information and registration on-line.

Navy Pier: Future Design

3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Navy Pier, 600 East Grand
Sponsor: Chicago Ideas Week
$15.00 . Must be 18 or older to participate.

Learn about Navy Pier, Inc’s upcoming redesign as it approaches its centennial year in 2016. Attendees will learn about “The People’s Pier” and plans for the historic urban landmark to truly become a world-class attraction befitting one of the world’s great cities.

A Chicago Ideas Week event.

Information and buy tickets or on-line.

Historic Pub Crawl - Pilsen

Sponsor: Landmarks Illinois
Free event, reservations required. Admission does not include drinks.

Presentation by William Tyre, executive director and curator, Glessner House Museum

An evening of history, beer, and fun. Since the 1840s, Pilsen has been a “port of entry” for successive waves of German, Bohemian, Polish, and Mexican immigrants into the city each group leaving its mark on the community. Enjoy a stroll through this colorful neighborhood, where art abounds in murals, signs, posters, galleries, and architecture.

Reservations and meeting point details, via email, or call 312/922.1742. Information: on-line.

Beware the Stairs Are Always Moving: a conversation with architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 East 60th Street, Performance Hall
Sponsor: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Free event

Acclaimed New York architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien discuss the design of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts—their first Chicago commission—and how creating creative spaces has influenced their work. Guided architectural tours of the building will be offered prior to the conversation. Part of the Launch Logan Festival, October 12 to 14.

Information on-line.

Open House Chicago 2012

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., largely
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event

Opening day of the Second Annual edition of Open House Chicago is a free, city-wide, behind-the-scenes look at many the city’s great places and spaces.

Over 150 buildings will be open on October 13-14, 2012 (typically from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., check individual site listings for times). Explore repurposed mansions, hidden rooms, sacred spaces, private clubs, iconic theatres, hotels, community murals and more—all for free. The event covers not only downtown, but twelve other Chicago neighborhoods, with rare public access to landmarks, skyscrapers, mansions, theaters, the offices of leading Chicago architectural and design firms, hotels, sacred spaces, and much more.

CAF inspires people to discover why design matters. Open House Chicago (OHC) gives you access to buildings that tell the stories of Chicago communities and cultures. By venturing into diverse neighborhoods for self-guided exploration, OHC participants come together to discover community and place.

OHC is completely free-of-charge—no registration or reservations are needed. So gather your friends, and plan your itinerary

Information online.

Ask An Architect (part of Open House Chicago)

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker Drive, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicagop
Free event

The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Open House Chicago is a free public event that offers behind-the-scenes access to over 150 buildings across Chicago. No reservations are required and everyone is welcome. AIA Chicago will host Ask an Architect sessions throughout the day for Open House Chicago. Visitors are welcome to discuss ideas and ask questions about their own building projects with seasoned AIA-credentialed architecture professionals. Bring photos, drawings and plans if you like! 20 minute, one-on-one sessions with an AIA architect are free.

Information online.

MAS Context: Analog - Second Edition

1:00 - 11:00 p.m. - NewProjects, 3621 South State
Sponsor: MAS Context
Free event. RSVP

MAS Context : Analog will gather a group of emerging and established practitioners within the field of design who will discuss their work based on proposed themes. The event will include presentations by artists, academics, architects, urban designers, graphic designers and industrial designers. It is an all-day event so please stop by anytime or plan to stay all day, listen to the presentations, check the exhibition, buy publications, connect with other designers… It is a celebration of the design community in Chicago and we want you to be part of it.

Speakers include Jimenez Lai (Bureau Spectacular), Sean Lally (WEATHERS), David Brown (UIC), Christopher Baker (SAIC), John Pobojewski (Thirst), Sara C. Aye & George Aye (Greater Good Studio), Andrew Clark (MINIMAL), David Sieren (The Post Family), Ed Marszewski (Co-Prosperity), Marc Fisher (temporary Services), Claire Werner & Sam Vinz (Volume Gallery), and Dieter Roelstraete (MCA).

The event also includes Architectural Narratives, an exhibition of the work of Jimenez Lai and Klaus, and an onsite bookstore by Half Letter Press, a publishing imprint and an experimental online store initiated by Temporary Services.

The presentations will be followed by a closing party that will include a DJ set by Dieter Roelstraete.

RSVP via email. schedule of presentations, and information on-line

Logan Center for the Arts: Art, Architecture and Acoustics at the University of Chicago

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. - Logan Center for the Arts, 915 East 60th
Sponsor: Chicago Ideas Week
$15.00 .

Find power in collaborative ideas with a tour of the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, led by University Architect and Kirkegaard Associates’ acousticians, Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President and University Architect, University of Chicago and Anthony Shou, Associate. Get a behind the scenes look at how intense collaboration can successfully balance architectural and acoustical expressions while creating spectacular music performance spaces. The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is a multidisciplinary arts center at the University of Chicago located south of the Midway Plaisance. Designed by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, the building integrates classroom, performance, exhibition, studio, and rehearsal spaces to create a dynamic environment for arts and scholarship.

A Chicago Ideas Week event.

Information and buy tickets or on-line.

The Modern Ball in the Modern Wing - Honoring Stanley Tigerman

6:00 - 11:00 p.m. - Modern Wing, Art Institute of Chicago
Sponsor: Art Institute of Chicago
$500.00 per ticket, various sponsorship options available.

Celebrating 30 years of the Architecture & Design Society and honoring the lifetime achievements of Stanley Tigerman
Featuring Stanley Tigerman, Frank Gehry, and Robert A.M. Stern in a spirited dialogue moderated by WTTW's Geoffrey Baer
Cocktails, conversation, selected silent auction, and dinner.

To purchase tickets, contact Morgan Walsh at 312/857.7166 or via email.. Information: on-line.

Open House Chicago 2012

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., largely
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
Free event

Closing day of the Second Annual edition of Open House Chicago is a free, city-wide, behind-the-scenes look at many the city’s great places and spaces.

Over 150 buildings will be open on October 13-14, 2012 (typically from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., check individual site listings for times). Explore repurposed mansions, hidden rooms, sacred spaces, private clubs, iconic theatres, hotels, community murals and more—all for free. The event covers not only downtown, but twelve other Chicago neighborhoods, with rare public access to landmarks, skyscrapers, mansions, theaters, the offices of leading Chicago architectural and design firms, hotels, sacred spaces, and much more.

CAF inspires people to discover why design matters. Open House Chicago (OHC) gives you access to buildings that tell the stories of Chicago communities and cultures. By venturing into diverse neighborhoods for self-guided exploration, OHC participants come together to discover community and place.

OHC is completely free-of-charge—no registration or reservations are needed. So gather your friends, and plan your itinerary

Information online.

Wright and The Rookery: The Fight to Preserve Chicago’s Modern Masterpieces

12:00- 2:00 p.m. - The Rookery, 209 South LaSalle
Sponsor: Chicago Ideas Week
$15.00 . Must be 18 or older to participate.

Join Chicago’s leading preservation architect Gunny Harboe, FAIA President, Harboe Architects,and Chicago Cultural Historian Tim Samuelson for an exclusive one-hour presentation of the city’s great architectural history and ongoing challenge to preserve and restore iconic modern buildings. Optional tours will explore The Rookery building – its majestic design, beautiful spiral staircase, and private Burnham Library. The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, established in 1974, operates at three historic sites: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak Park Home and Studio, Robie House on the campus of University of Chicago in Hyde Park, and The Rookery in downtown Chicago where the Trust’s central offices are located. A Chicago not-for-profit organization, the Trust is committed to engage, educate, and inspire the public through architecture, design, and the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright. More than 120,000 visitors from around the world each year attend programs and tours at the Trust’s historic sites.

A Chicago Ideas Week event.

Information and buy tickets or on-line.

The Planning of Canberra

5:00 - 7:00 p.m., - Northwestern University, Kresge Hall, 3-430 (Art History Seminar Room) 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston
Sponsor: Northwestern University
Free event.

David Headon, Advisor to the Centennial of Canberra and Australian Capital Territory projects, will lead a seminar on the planning of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, won in competition in 1911 by two of Frank Lloyd Wright's assistants, Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin. Griffin won appointment to carry his plan out in 1913 and saw it begun before resigning in 1921. In the 1960's his plan was re-instated by a group of planners including Sir William Holford, Peter Harrison and Paul Reid and achieved completion with the erection of the Parliament House (won in competition by the Italian-American architect Romaldo Giurgola) in the 1980's. Set at 2,000 feet in the mountains west of Sydney, it is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In 2013 the centennial of the laying of the first stone for its construction will be celebrated.

Information online.

The Core at The Eden Project: Following Nature's Geometry

12:00 - 1:15 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Technical Issues and Environment KCs, WoodWorks
Free for members, $15.00 non-members
1 LU/HSW/SD

The Eden Project is a unique organization in Cornwall, UK: a series of geodesic biome structures housing botanical collections which serves as a tourist attraction, educational charity, and social enterprise. One of its structures is the Education Resource Centre, also known as The Core, whose design was developed from phyllotaxis, which is the mathematical basis for nearly all plant growth. For example, the roof structure recalls the arrangement of scales on a pinecone or the seeds in a sunflower head.

The Core was designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, and team member Ulrich Dangel will explain this amazing structure. In collaboration with engineering firm SKM Anthony Hunts, this naturally occurring rhythm has been resolved into an efficient and elegant timber structure, which serves as the focal point of the project, completed in 2005. Ulrich Dangel is an associate professor in the School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in design, construction, architectural detailing, and structural design. He is a registered architect in Germany and the UK, and co-founder of Austin design firm, Glass and Dangel.

Lunch provided courtesy of WoodWorks - Central US so reservations are important. Review the presentation handout in advance to see spectacular images.

Information and registration online.

Matter@Context: Contemporary Chilean Architecture (Exhibition and Lecture)

6:00 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, Crown Hall, 3360 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event

Lecture by Felipe Assadi, Dean, School of Architecture & Design, Universidad Finis Terrae and Ignacio Volante, School of Architecture, Universidad Finis Terrae.

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Arup: Experience SoundLab

6:00 - 8:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Young Architect Forum
Free event. Limit of 25 participants

What is a SoundLab, and how is it used in designing spaces? The Chicago office of multidisciplinary engineering firm Arup recently built a SoundLab in its office to enhance its acoustic consulting practice. Acoustics, noise, and vibration have a fundamental impact on people’s lives and businesses. Ryan Biziorek, Senior Acoustic Consultant, will provide an introduction to the SoundLab, an innovative design tool developed by Arup Acoustics. With parallels to 3D visualization, the Arup SoundLab is used to create accurate, fully immersive, listening experiences of sound in existing buildings as well as those yet to be realized.

Arup is well known for its building engineering services, contributing to the design of the Sydney Opera House, Centre Pompidou, and many other innovative buildings around the globe.The Chicago office is the most recent addition to Arup’s network of nine SoundLab facilities in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, as well as in the UK, Australasia, and Hong Kong. Projects will be examined to understand how SoundLab can be used in the design process.

Ryan has been involved with a wide range of projects in various markets, designing for both natural acoustics and electroacoustic enhancement. He is an expert in computer modeling and auralization and contributes to the development and operation of the Arup SoundLab. Ryan earned his MSc in Sound & Vibration Studies from University of Southampton, Institute of Sound & Vibration Research.

Information and registration online.

SEAOI Structures Symposium

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m, , Maggiano’s Little Italy, 111 West Grand
Sponsor: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois,
$275.00 members,$ 325.00 non-members before October 8th, $375.00 and $425.00 thereafer , lunch included, continental breakfast available at 7:30 a.m.
7.5 hours continuing education credit.

A full-day seminar with 14 separate presentations.

Complete schedule of presentations and registration form on-line.

Managing Your Employee Benefit Programs: Opportunities Under the Affordable Care Act

8:45 a.m., light breakfast, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., presentation, - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago, D/E/B/R/A LLC
Free for members, $15.00 non-members
1 LU

Do you understand the mandates, features and compliance requirements of the Affordable Care Act? If not, this presentaiton by Debra Gervase and Al Thunberg is for you! They will discuss premium rebates, premium mandates, penalties for non-compliance, and IRS enforcement. This seminar offers you ideas for state-of-the-art solutions in employee benefit strategy and support, while providing you with an understanding of the Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare).

Debra Gervase and Al Thunberg are committed to thinking outside the box: finding new ideas and strategies that will manage employee benefit costs while making your firm’s employee benefit cost structure lean and very effective. Changing times have forced all of us to revamp our approach and strategy to stay ahead of the competition. Ever increasing premiums forces us to use all the tools available inside the new law, and prepare ourselves with options that allow us to maintain the best talent, while implementing the most cost effective solutions available in the market today.

Information and registration online.

The Magic and Poetry of Havana: A Glance at the Past, Present and Future of a Caribbean Metropolis

12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - 412 South Peoria, Suite 400
Sponsor: Great Cities Institute, Latino Cultural Center
Free event, RSVP.
CUPPAH 400

Presentation by Julio César Pérez Hernández, the only Cuban Loeb Fellow from Harvard University, practicing Cuban architect, urbanist, professor and author of the books Inside Havana (2011), and Inside Cuba (2006), and A Master Plan for XXI Century Havana.

Havana was spared the damage of global urban renewal and keeps intact its traditional urban fabric. Its unique and appealing spirit stems not only from the well-known quality of its music and rhythms, its vibrant street life and its friendly ambiance, but also from its built environment. However, the city's harmonious juxtaposition of different architectural styles, displayed by an impressive collection of buildings authored by world famous local and international architects, is currently threatened by overdevelopment, sprawl and neglect. A comprehensive Master Plan aimed at preserving the city's spirit and its historic, urban and architectural legacy has been devised to encourage Havana's future urban and economic development, while respecting its spirit and remaining true to its history, its people's idiosyncrasies and its landscapes.

RSVP Information: 312/9996-2445 or via email.

Lunch Talks@CAF: Design for Sustainable Transportation

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

Presentation by Carol Ross Barney, FAIA and Chicago Transit Authority

The Chicago Transit Authority and Chicago Department of Transportation are preparing for the launch of Chicago’s first Bus Rapid Transit corridor along the Jeffrey Line later this fall. How does one design for more sustainable transportation? Join architect Carol Ross Barney, FAIA to hear about her firm’s vast experience in design for transportation and for the new Chicago BRT stations, and get a virtual tour glimpse of the transformation of the new Jeffrey Line from a representative from the Chicago Transit Authority.

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Cranes, Dragons and Geishas: Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement

6:00 p.m. - Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 40 East Erie
Sponsor: Richard H. Driehaus Museum
Free event, Reservations required. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. for attendees who would like to explore the Museum and its collections.

Anna Tobin D’Ambrosio, director and chief curator of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute Museum of Art in Utica, New York, explores the phenomenal popularity of innovative brass and mixed-metal furniture and accessories that became ubiquitous in fashionable 1880s American interiors. Learn how art brass forms lent decorative touches to grand chandeliers, elaborate tables, upholstered furniture, and door hardware and how each form was ornamented with motifs, ranging from exotic flourishes drawn from Moorish and Persian designs to cranes, dragons, and geishas.

This program will be repeated Thursday, October 18

Reserve on-line. Information: on-line.

Annual Update on Illinois Healthcare Facilities Regulations

5:30 - 7:30 p.m., - location TBD
Sponsor: AIA Chicago, Healthcare Architecture KC
Free event
1.5 LU/HSW

Details to be posted shortly. Speakers will include:

• Henry Kowalenko (Division of Life Safety and Construction, Illinois Department of Public Health) will speak on current IDPH project submission, review and inspection requirements.
• Enrique Unanue, AIA, ACHA (Code Services, LLC) will review proposed changes for the ICC and the FGI Healthcare Guidelines.

Information and registration online.

Sustainability: Planning Strategies & Implementation Examples

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson, Conference Room 8005
Sponsor: Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, American Planning Association Chicago Metro Section
$30.00 at the door, includes lunch

Sustainability is based on a simple principle - everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, and permits fulfilling the social, economic and physical requirements of present and future generations.

This program will be of interest to urban planners, engineers, architects, elected and appointed officials, students, and other environmental enthusiasts, and has been designed to facilitate discussion and exchange ideas on initiatives related to sustainability. The day includes eight separate sessions, and an opening address by John Norquist, President and CEO, Congress for New Urbanism.

Information: on-line.

Glessner House at 125: History and Preservation

12:15 - 1:00 p.m. - Chicago Cultural Center, 77 West Randolph, Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd floor
Sponsor: Landmarks Illinois
Free event

Presentation by William Tyre, executive director and curator, Glessner House Museum

Celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2012, Glessner House has long been recognized as the urban residential masterpiece of Henry Hobson Richardson, and a critically important building in the development of a truly American architectural style. But the story doesn't end there. In the 1960s, the building was threatened with demolition until a group of architects and early preservationists came together to rescue the building - an important success story in the decade when the preservation movement first gained momentum in Chicago. Join William Tyre as we explore the history of the Glessners' amazing home, and how its preservation strengthened, solidified, and expanded the preservation movement in Chicago..

Information: on-line.

Chicago Plan Commission

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

Our Buildings as Ambassadors: U.S. Dept. of State's New Design Excellence Initiative

6:00- 7:30 p.m. - Lecture Hall Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 S. Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation, U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations, AIA Chicago
Free event - registration required
1 LU

How do the overseas buildings of the United States represent our country and serve the needs of those working in them? Can our buildings exemplify design excellence without sacrificing security and adhering to cost considerations? Casey Jones and Lydia Muniz from the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. will explain how the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations addresses these goals. Eric Keune, AIA, Design Director, SOM will present his firm’s new U.S. embassy in Beijing as a case study.

After more than a decade of prototypical architecture resulting from the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in East Africa, the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has changed the way it approaches diplomatic facilities. In this new era, the Department believes that our buildings should represent the American character - its dignity and stability, and openness and innovation. OBO is employing a more tailored approach to site selection, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and engineering.

Registration and information on-line.

Cranes, Dragons and Geishas: Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement

6:00 p.m. - Richard H. Driehaus Museum, 40 East Erie
Sponsor: Richard H. Driehaus Museum
Free event, Reservations required. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. for attendees who would like to explore the Museum and its collections.

See October 17th listing for details.

Reserve on-line. Information: on-line.

Use of Stock Components for Architectural Metalwork

5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Häfele America Chicago Showroom, 154 West Hubbard
Sponsor: Häfele America Chicago Showroom
Free event. Registration required
1.0 LU - HSW, AIA

The use of railings and handrails for stairways, balconies, and other walkways is a given. But do you know which codes apply for your project? What are your choices in the marketplace for fabrication, finish, and installation? Join us for an informative talk about the breadth and depth of the stock component industry for architectural metalwork.

Presenter David Janis has a degree in Structural Engineering from MIT. He has worked in his field for many years, and supervised major projects such as the TWA Terminal at JFK Airport, the Observation Tower at Niagra Falls and the George Washington Bridge in New York City. David has also served as the Director of Development for the Steel & Ornamental Institutes of NY. He now owns DAJAN, a manufacturer's representative company out of Palm Desert, California.

Registration and 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

Everyone is welcome to join us and learn more about the 2030 Challenge.

Information online.

The Greenest Building

5:30 P.M. - Burnham Conference Center at APA, 205 N. Michigan., Suite 1200,
Sponsor: American Planning Association
Free event
CM 1.0

Each year in the U.S., approximately 1.7 billion square feet of buildings are demolished and approximately 5 billion square feet of newly constructed buildings are added to the total building stock. Until recently, the environmental impacts of this cycle of demolition and new construction have been poorly understood, as were the opportunities to gain carbon savings through building retrofit and reuse.

Earlier this year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse, the most comprehensive analysis to date comparing the environmental impacts of new construction compared to retrofit and reuse of existing buildings. Commissioned by Preservation Green Lab, a project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the study found that building reuse typically offers greater environmental savings than demolition and new construction and that building reuse and retrofits substantially reduce climate change impacts.

Patrice Frey from the National Trust for Historic Preservation will provide an overview of the study's findings and discuss how the study's data and methodology can be applied to the work of planning professionals.

RSVP on-line. Information: on-line.

Masonry Restoration Workshop

8:30 - 1:00 p.m., - International Masonry Institute, 2140 West Corporate Drive, Addison
Sponsor: AIA Chicago, Historic Resources and Technical Issues KCs, IMI, Wiss Janney Elstner, Inc.
Free event
Learning units: 4 LU/HSW

Wear your jeans and work boots for this annual hands-on program. The workshop will include sessions on Tuckpointing & Caulking; Terra Cotta, Stone, and Concrete Patching; Flashing & Lintel Replacement; Masonry Restoration Anchors.
Light breakfast and lunch will be provided by IMI and by Wiss Janney Estner Associates, Inc. Lunchtime keynote on Facade Stabilization and Restoration, presented by Ed Gerns, AIA and Brett Laureys, PE (Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.)

Information and registration online.

The Churches of Edward Dart, FAIA

12:00 - 1:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Art & Architecture KC, Interfaith Forum on Religion
Free for members, $15.00 non-members. Bring your lunch, beverages provided.
1 LU .

As a graduate student at the School of the Art Institute’s Historic Preservation Program, Matthew Seymour wrote his thesis on the architecture of Edward D. Dart, FAIA (1922-1975). Edward Dart was a mid-century modernist architect who designed many churches in the Chicago metropolitan area. Matt will discuss the significance of Edward Dart, his churches, and their distinctive architectural characteristics. In addition, Matt will also discuss the current condition and circumstances of Dart churches and make a case for their historic and architectural significance and hence, their preservation.

Matt works for Central Building & Preservation LP. Earlier this year, he published a five-part series of articles about Dart on the Chicago Modern: More Than Mies Web site.

Information and registration online.

Lunch Talks@CAF: Rethinking Soup (on the Road), Designing Food Diversity in Chicago

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

Presentation by Laura Bowe, Co-Director Architecture for Humanity-Chicago, Aaron Joseph, Deputy Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago, and Lisa Lee, Director of Hull-House Museum

In celebration of Food Day, which seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way, join us for delicious free soup and bread (provided by the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum) at Chicago Architecture Foundation and a lively conversation that addresses food diversity in Chicago’s built environment. How do food trucks benefit the City of Chicago and how could they be used in innovative ways? What was the impact and outcome of Chicago Architecture for Humanity-Chicago’s design for 2011 Fresh Moves Mobile Produce Market—a city bus that became a market on wheels to provide fresh produce to some of Chicago’s food deserts? What is the significance of heirloom seed libraries and how does this relate to the mission of historic preservation at the Hull-House Museum and design for change? This program is presented in collaboration with the Hull-House Museum as part of their ongoing Rethinking Soup series, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Christian Kerez: Current Work

6:00 p.m. - Illinois Institute of Technology, Crown Hall, 3360 South State
Sponsor: College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Free event

Lecture by Christian Kerez, Founding Principal, Christian Kerez Architect, Zurich, Visiting Professor, ETH Zurich & Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

Erich Mendelsohn: Incessant Visions

6:30 p.m. - Spertus Institute, 610 South Michigan
Sponsor: Spertus Institute
$20.00

In March 1933, German Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn, head of Germany’s largest architectural firm, fled Berlin, foreseeing grave consequences from Hitler’s rise to power. In Amsterdam he bumped into an acquaintance who asked what he was doing there. The reply: “I’m relocating my office.” It wouldn’t be the last time Mendelsohn would start over in a foreign land.

In Incessant Visions, Israeli director Duki Dror unfolds the amazing story of Mendelsohn’s life through letters exchanged with his wife Luise, an accomplished cellist. The film explores Mendelsohn’s rise as an architectural visionary, his friendships with Albert Einstein and Frank Lloyd Wright, and the jagged trajectory of his career as he worked in England, Israel, and the United States.

A post-screening discussion will be led by world-renowned architect Stanley Tigerman.

Purchase tickets on-line or call 312/322.1773. Information on-line.

Designight 2012 AIA Chicago 57th Annual Design Excellence Awards

5:30 p.m., cocktail reception in Lakeview Terrace, 7:00 Dinner and awards presentation in Grand Ballroom
Sponsor: AIA Chicago
$250.00 members, $300.00 non-members, $150.00 associate AIA members and new AIa members (joined 2011-2012)

An evening celebrating the Design Excellence Awards in the categories of Distinguished Building, Interior Architecture, Divine Detail, and SustainABILITY. The AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Helmut Jahn, FAIA. Victoria Lautman, Cultural Journalist, will emcee.

Information and tickets online.

Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards

4:30 p.m., cocktails and Hors d'oerves, 6:00 p.m., awards ceremony- Intercontinental Hotel Chicago, 505 N. Michigan, King Arthur's Court & Camelot Room
Landmarks Illinois, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
$40.00 members, $50.00 non-members

Join us to honor nine outstanding examples of excellence in Illinois preservation at Landmarks Illinois' annual Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards ceremony.

Landmarks Illinois has been assisted by a generous grant from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation to honor individuals and organizations whose works demonstrate a commitment to historic preservation. By honoring these individuals, organizations, projects and programs, Landmarks Illinois and the Driehaus Foundation hope to inspire others to take action to preserve, protect and promote historic resources.

This year's list of award winners includes, among others, Project of the Year Monroe Building, as well as recognition of such projects as the rehabilitation of the Hairpin Lofts in Chicago, the restoration of the Edgar Conty Courthouse in Paris, Illinois, and an advocacy award to the World's Largest Catsup Bottle, in Collinsville, Illinois.

Information and ticket purchase online.

26th Annual Edgar Allan Poe Readings

5:00 and 8:00 p.m, (readings last 90 minutes) Clarke House Museum, 1827 South Prairie
Sponsor: Glessner House Museum
$25.00; $22.00 for museum members - Prepaid reservations required

Squirm in your seats as actors from Lifeline Theatre present staged readings of Poe's terrifying stories and poetry in the restored 1850s interior of Chicago's oldest house.

RSVP at 312/326.1480. Information on-line

Shadows on the Street: Haunted Tours of Historic Prairie Avenue

7:00 and 8:00 p.m, (tours last 45 minutes) Glessner House Museum coach house, 1800 South Prairie
Sponsor: Glessner House Museum
$10.00; $8.00 for museum members. Prepaid reservations required.

Tales of strange sounds, unexplained sightings, and untimely endings as your explore Prairie Avenue after dark! Learn about the mystery surround the death of Marshall Field Jr., the tragic suicide of Edson Keith, and the most haunted site of all, where the Philander Hanford house once stood on Calumet Avenue.

Tours repeated tomorrow,Sunday.

RSVP at 312/326.1480. Information on-line

Shadows on the Street: Haunted Tours of Historic Prairie Avenue

7:00 and 8:00 p.m, (tours last 45 minutes) Glessner House Museum coach house, 1800 South Prairie
Sponsor: Glessner House Museum
$10.00; $8.00 for museum members. Prepaid reservations required.

Tales of strange sounds, unexplained sightings, and untimely endings as your explore Prairie Avenue after dark! Learn about the mystery surround the death of Marshall Field Jr., the tragic suicide of Edson Keith, and the most haunted site of all, where the Philander Hanford house once stood on Calumet Avenue.

RSVP at 312/326.1480. Information on-line

Public Interest Design and Pro Bono Design in Healthcare

5:30 - 7:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Healthcare KC and Community Interface Committee
Free event
1.5 LU/HSW .

How can designers support communitiesthat are eager for good design and assistance, and how can you get involved in offering socially responsible design? Inspired by MASS Design and its work in Rwanda, a panel of local architects who have designed healthcare facilities in Haiti and Afghanistan, as well as Rwanda, will discuss their experiences and present their work.We'll explain the difference between pro bono and public interest design, and you'll be able to ask our speakers straightforward questions about their experiences and how they integrate these types of work into their practice.

Speakers:

• Troy Hoggard, AIA (Cannon Design)
• Ann Clark (Ann Clark Architects)
• Robert Schaefer, AIA (Anderson Mikos Architects)
• Katherine Darnstadt, AIA (Latent Design and Architecture for Humanity/Chicago)

Information and registration online.

Tom Leader

6:00 p.m., UIC School of Architecture, Gallery 1100 Art and Architecture Building, 845 West Harrison
Sponsor: School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago
Free event

Lecture by Tom Leader, Principal, Tom Leader Studio, Berkeley

Information on-line.

:Meet the authors: Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography

5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel at IIT, 65 East 32nd Street
Sponsor: Mies van der Rohe Society
RSVP

There’s more to know and love about the legendary architect, and Franz Schulze and Ed Windhorst have captured it in Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography, New and Revised Edition. The books builds on Mies’ first biography, written by Franz Schulze and published in 1985. Meet the authors and get a signed copy at the Mies’ Society’s book launch, held in the architect’s only ecclesiastical space, Carr Chapel.

RSVP at 312/567.5030, or via email, or on-line. Information on-line.

Concrete Mix Design: What Structural Engineers Need to Know

8:00 a.m. - noon , UBS Tower, Michigan I Room, 1 North Wacker, 2nd floor
Sponsor: Structural Engineers Association of Illinois,
$175.00 members,$ 225.00 non-members by October 24, $225.00 and 300.00 thereafer , including continental breakfast available at 7:30 a.m.
4.0 hours continuing education credit.

Means & methods for today’s concrete construction require a higher level of performance than what was typical in the 20th century. Engineers need to be able to better understand the concrete mixes that are submitted by the ready mixed producer in order to determine if they are appropriate for the intended application. It is not the purpose of this program to make everyone a concrete technologist, but to provide the tools to properly evaluate a concrete mix, and to evaluate what one needs to know.

This program will also include a discussion on ACI’s newest committee, 329, “Performance Criteria for Ready Mixed Concrete.” The speakers will be Jack Gibbons of CRSI and Kevin MacDonald.

Information and registration form on-line.

Lunch Talks@CAF: Carson Pirie Scott as Souvenir: Re-Design for Target

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

Presentation by Mary T. Shaffer, AIA, LEED AP, Leed Design Project Manager, Target Architecture

Join Mary Shaffer, Lead Design Project Manager, Target Architecture, who led the architecture and engineering team on the interior re-design of the 1899 Louis Sullivan designed former Carson Pirie Scott Building at State and Madison Streets. Mary will share information about the process Target undertook to preserve elements of the historic building while addressing its retailing needs and incorporating branding elements of a Target Store shopping experience

Information: 312/922.3432 or on-line.

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