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Gallery tour - Modernism's Messengers: The Art of Alfonso and Margaret Iannelli
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., - Chicago Cultural Center, 77 East Randolph, Second Floor
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Historic Resources KC
Free event
Learning units: 1 LU
Tim Samuelson, Cultural Historian of the City of Chicago, will lead us on a gallery tour of Modernism’s Messengers: The Art of Alfonso and Margaret Iannelli, the exhibit he curated, which closes on August 17. In this show, one discovers not only the love of the Iannellis for modernism in design, but also the love that they had for each other.
Alfonso Iannelli arrived in Chicago in 1914 to work with Frank Lloyd Wright on the Midway  Gardens. By the next year, Margaret joined him in Chicago, and they made the city their home, opening a studio in Park Ridge which they maintained for 46 years. While Midway Gardens and works such as pavilions and exhibits for the 1933 World’s Fair would not last, one of Iannelli’s sculptures is on display every day in downtown Chicago: the relief of the Rock of Gibraltar on the side of the Prudential Building, and Park Ridge is still the home of one of his collaborations, the Pickwick Theater.
They set as their goal to bring Modern Art to everyone, and they found a unique way to carry their message. Their work expanded into commercial design and advertising, in addition to architectural interiors.
A wide array of their work in sculpture, graphic design, building orgnament, and product design is on display in the exhibit. If youh aven’t seen it yet, don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Tim why we should all know this work.
Meet at the entrance to the exhibit.
Information and registration online.
From Artistic Houses to the Prairie Home: Domestic Interiors of Chicago’s Gilded Age
12:00 p.m., - The Gratz Center, 126 East Chestnut
Sponsor: Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Free event. Space limited.
Lecture by David Bagnall, Curator & Director of Interpretation, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. This presentation will explore developments in American domestic architecture of the Gilded Age through specific Chicago examples, including the Samuel M. Nickerson House (Burling & Whitehouse, 1883), the John J. Glessner House (H.H. Richardson, 1887), the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1889/1898), the James Charnley House (Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, 1891), and the Frederick C. Robie House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1910).
Information and registration online.
Reworking Office Furniture
6:00 - 8:00 p.m., - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
$10.00 in advance; $12.00 at the door
Presenter: Angela Ford, TAG
Office furniture is expensive both to purchase and to throw away. Why not save money on both sides? Commercial Office spaces, big and small, can re-purpose their furniture, fixtures and equipment. This will not only divert furniture from landfills, but possibly provide tax breaks as well. Angela Ford of TAG provides resources and ideas on where you can take your old office furniture and electronics, as well as ideas for how they can be re-purposed and reused.
Information and registration online
Book Signing: Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design
6:40 p.m., - Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 South Michigan
Sponsor: Chicago Art Deco Society
Free event, RSVP
A reception and book signing for the just-published Alfonso Iannelli: Modern by Design, by David Jameson with a forward by Tim Samuelson. This lavishly illustrated volume with more than 350 full-color plates is the first comprehensive monograph on a Modernist pioneer whose body of work has been historically overshadowed and is now at last becoming fully apprciated.
Reserve at 312/280-9097, or via email.
Spontaneous Interventions: Interventions in Rural Space
5:00- 6:00- p.m., - Michigan Galleries, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington
Sponsor: Spontaneous Interventions
Free event
Venice Biennale and Chicago S.I. participant Richard Saxton from the M12 Collective will participate in a discussion with Matthew Fluharty, director of Art of the Rural. Using M12′s Campito project as a launching pad, this discussion will focus on Interventions in Rural Space. The discussion will be moderated by Ryan Griffis and Sarah Ross of Regional Relationships.
Richard Saxton is an artist, designer and founder of the M12 Collective. Saxton’s work focuses on rural space and knowledge, he is author of the forthcoming book A Decade of Country Hits: Art on the Rural Frontier (Jap Sam Books) and currently an Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Matthew Fluharty is the founder and director of Art of the Rural, the leading resource for information and commentary on the state of contemporary rural arts and culture, from the traditional to the avant-garde. Fluharty is currently a visiting writer at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Ryan Griffis and Sarah Ross represent Regional Relationships, an organization that commissions artists, scholars, writers and activists to create works that investigate the natural, industrial and cultural landscapes of a region.
Information online.
Design Education at the Institute of Design
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 West Chicago
Sponsor: Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Bauhaus Chicago Committe
free event
Featured are five educators who studied at the Institute of Design from 1946 into the early 1950s. The focus of panelist discussion will be Moholy-Nagy’s principles of education, and the ways in which their own studies shaped their lives of teaching, art and design. The distinguished participants are moderator Harold L. Cohen (Buffalo NY), Morris Barazani (Chicago IL), Martin Hurtig (Evanston IL), Charles Reynolds (Lafayette IN), and R. Thomas Schorer (Los Angeles CA).
Information online.
Gallery tour - Drawing the Future: Chicago Architecture on the International Stage, 1900-1925
Note: due to a water leak at the museum, this exhibition is now closed and this event cancelled.
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., - Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, Evanston
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Regional & Urban Design and Historic Resources KCs
Free event
Learning units: 1 LU
In the early 20th century, Chicago-based architects engaged in dynamic conversations with their progressive European counterparts as urban planning evolved in practice and on paper.  Curated by David Van Zanten, Mary Jane Crowe Professor in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University, this exhibition explores the dialogue between architects and city planners in the United States, Europe, and Australia through drawings, large-scale architectural renderings, sketches, and rare books.
We are honored to have Professor Van Zanten lead us on a tour of this extensive exhibit the day before it closes.
Drawing the Future: Chicago Architecture on the International Stage, 1900-1925 focuses on a few key competitions and exhibitions and their primary participants, including architects Daniel Burnham, Marion Mahony Griffin, Walter Burley Griffin, Tony Garnier, and Frank Lloyd Wright. The designs, drawings, plans and publications convey the international optimism about creating a city of the future, especially in the years before World War I. For example, the competition for a plan of the city of Canberra, Australia, the new capital of a young country, provided a context for a fresh vision in 1913. That the first prize was awarded to the American architect Walter Burley Griffin speaks to the international outlook and the idea of transnational exchanges of the era. The exhibition will highlight such moments of dialogue and collaboration.
A full-color publication with original research accompanies the exhibition.
Meet in the lobby of the Block Museum of Art.
Information and registration online.
Thermae Romae
2:00 p.m. - Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington, Claudia Cassidy Theater
Sponsor: Cinema/Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center
free event
Lucius, an architect in Ancient Rome, commissioned with building a new Imperial thermae, finds himself in a rut. That is, until he finds himself a tunnel that takes him to the other side of the world two millennia later. Resurfacing in a modern-day Japanese public bath, Lucius believes the "flat-faced"clan has reached the pinnacle of spa culture. He slips back in time to ancient Rome to introduce his newfound discoveries and becomes the ingenious architect of the bath. In Japanese and Latim, with subtitles.
Information online.
Talk: Behind Closed Doors: The Psychology of Our Domestic Spaces with Dr. Ilianna Kwaske
3:00 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Avenue
Sponser: Museum of Contemporary Art
Free with admission
What differentiates house from home? Join Dr. Ilianna Kwaske for a conversation about how we  define our domestic space. Artworks in the exhibition Homebodies are used to discuss how the interaction between domestic space and its occupants can enhance or impair psychological well being.
Dr. Ilianna Kwaske is an industrial-organizational psychologist and managing principal for the office of Ron Kwaske, Architect. Kwaske directs the programming for the architectural practice, applying psychological principles to better understand client needs. She is very interested in the interaction of people and the built environment. Kwaske believes the design and design elements of a space can influence the mood and behaviors (such as satisfaction and productivity) of the space’s occupants.
Information on-line.
Behind-the-Scenes: Divine Design with Gensler Architects, Fourth Presbyterian Church
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - 126 E. Chestnut, Gratz Center lobby
Sponsor: Chicago Architecture Foundation
$15.00 members, $25.00 non-members
Explore the architecture and history of Fourth Presbyterian Church together with the new design of  the Fourth Presbyterian Church Genvieve and Wayne Gratz Center, designed by Gensler. Built after the Great Fire, the church and its “light in the city” ministry are intertwined closely with Chicago history.
Explore the historic buildings and sanctuary spaces with church historian and learn about this complex design process to marry old and new to sustain the continuing vitality of the 5,400 member congregation and its community outreach through a five-story LEED Silver addition. Gather in the Gratz Center lobby for refreshments at 1:00 to begin this program. Space is limited, advance registration is required.
Information on-line
Designs for Dignity's Summertime Soiree
5:30 - 8:30 p.m., - Reid Murdoch Penthouse, 325 North LaSalle
Sponsor: Designs for Dignity
$75.00
Join in toasting to summer and raising awareness about the amazing work of Designs for Dignity. Sip on summer cocktails and enjoy savory bites and a stellar view from the rooftop deck. Enter to win amazing raffle prizes from Jenn-Air and more.
100% of proceeds benefit the work of Designs for Dignity a 501c (3) charity.
Information and ticket purchase online.
The Passive House that Breathes
6:00 - 8:00 p.m., - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
$10.00 in advance; $12.00 at the door
Credit: AIA (LU/HSW)
Presenter: Martin Klaeschen, HouseHaus & Illinois Institute of Technology
This seminar will be an introduction to thermal mass and thermal energy storage as well as solar heat gain. Martin Klaeschen of HouseHaus will present case studies of low-energy projects and trombe wall design, and will include construction details on thermal mass and insulation technology.
Information and registration 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
Chicago Plan Commission
Time and place tentative: 1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers, Room 201-A, 121 N. LaSalle Street
Open to the public
Commission meeting and schedule and agenda's on-line
Design Exposed: architectureisfun
6:00 - 7:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Design KC
Free event
Learning units: 1 LU
Peter Exley, FAIA, will present the work of the firm he founded as well as his efforts as a champion and advocate for the profession as the current AIA Chicago president.
Information and registration online
Green Appraisals - Getting to Triple Bottom Line
6:00 - 8:00 p.m., - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
$10.00 in advance; $12.00 at the door
Credit: AIA (LU/HSW)
Presenters: Jason La Fleur, Eco Achievers; and Michael Hobbs, PahRoo Appraisals & Consultancy
If you create green buildings, or live in one, and have had trouble getting the value of your asset recognized, this is the program for you. Come learn how appraisers can evaluate green buildings, and learn tools you can use to maximize the value of your green property.
Information and registration online
Ecology of Design Part II: Method and Application
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., - Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 North Sacramento
Sponsor: Chicago Center for Green Technology
$10.00 in advance; $12.00 at the door
Credit: AIA (LU/HSW)
Presenter: Michael Iversen, University of Illinois at Chicago
Part II of a two-part series, presents a methodology, Urbanized Ecosystems™ (UrbEcoSys™), which models specific urbanized areas as complex, dynamical ecosystems, based on scoping, inventorying, and assessing its critical variables and relationships as represented by the flux and cyclic processes of energy, materials, costs, and information. Such an approach is scalable and transferable to neighborhoods, communities and regional applications. A proof-of-concept application will be featured as a case study.
Information and registration online
2030 Commitment: Chicago Success Stories - Powerbed by Pecha Kucha
5:30 - 7:00 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Environment KC/COTE, 2030 Working Group
Free event
Learning units: 1.5 LU/HSW
Eight design firms - Cannon Design, Serena Sturm, VOA Associates Inc., SOM, Valerio Dewalt Train, SBC, Legat Architects, Kipnis Architects + Planners - will present their current top projects as determined through the 2030 Commitment data collection of 2012 design work - in eight minutes! These projects are meeting (or coming close to meeting) the current 60% reduction target of the AIA 2030 Commitment. A variety of project types will be presented: office, residential, healthcare, and higher education.
Chapter president Peter Exley, FAIA, will host this presentation by:
Nathan Kipnis, Kipnis Architects + Planners
Luke Leung, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Kevin Snook and Lauren Shelton, Valerio Dewalt Train
Randy Guillot, Cannon Design
Mike Stopka, Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Susan Heinking, VOA Associates Inc.
Vuk Vujovic, Legat Architects
Marty Serena, Serena Sturm
The event is Powered by PechaKucha. Check out the PechaKucha AIA channel.
Information and registration online.
The Design of Carbon Neutral Buildings
8:15 - 9:30 a.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago , ARUP Chicago
Free event
Learning units: 1 LU/HSW
Mahadev Raman, Chairman of Arup Americas, will dicuss his views on:
- Environmental issues that make carbon neutrality important
- Emissions targets and what we need to do to meet them
- Future legislation
- What we can do as individuals to reduce our carbon footprint
Mahadev Rahman is a Director of Arup Group Limited and an Arup Fellow. He is a mechanical engineer by profession and has been in practice for 35 years, providing engineering design leadership for multi-disciplinary teams on a wide variety of projects globally. He has particular expertise in the design of sustainable, high-performance and energy efficient buildings and has pioneered the use of sophisticated analytical techniques to improve the performance of low-energy designs.
A light breakfast will be served at 8:15 am, courtesy of Arup Chicago, and the presentation will start promptly at 8:30 am.
Information and registration online.
Spontaneous Interventions: Unfurling The Archive with Daniel Tucker
5:30 - 7:00 p.m., - Michigan Galleries, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington
Sponsor: Spontaneous Interventions
Free event
Daniel Tucker will share some gems from the Never The Same archives, which document social, public and political art in Chicago. Unfurlings are show-n-tell events that Never The Same uses to highlight portions of their collections. In this instance, Tucker will share materials, selected specifically for Spontaneous Interventions, that show ways artists in Chicago have dealt with the politics of public space over the last 15 years,
Information online.
Sketch to Impress: Design in Perspective: Freehand sketching in today’s context of BIM and 3D CAD
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., - AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Environment KC/COTE, 2030 Working Group
Free event
Learning units: 1.5 LU/
Freehand perspective sketches or 3D CAD – Which do you use? What circumstances and for what purposes are freehand sketches most useful? Rael D. Slutsky, AIA, Principal Designer at Epstein and a master of hand-rendering, will present examples from different architects which address the utility of freehand sketching, and will reveal his Guaranteed to Succeed or Money-Back Super-Secret sketching technique.
Rael will cover these four points:
- Freehand perspective sketching as a design tool
- Sketching for presentations
- Freehand Sketching and BIM / 3D CAD
- Quick step-by-step sketching exercise
Please note: the sketching exercise is a line-drawing (essentially black & white) method with optional color-added. So, bring a sketch-pad and drawing media of your choice – pencil, felt-tip pen, etc. – along with color media if you choose, such as color pencil, pastels, simple color wash/watercolor, etc.
Information and registration online.
An Architectural Love Affair: Dutch Modernists and The Work of Frank Lloyd Wright
6:00 p.m., - Pritzker Auditorium, Monroe Building, 104 South Michigan
Sponsor: Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Free event. Space limited.
Lecture by Wim De Wit, Head of the Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles
Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture was already well known in The Netherlands by the beginning of the second decade of the twentieth century. In 1911, the “father” of Dutch architectural modernism,  the architect Hendrik P. Berlage, made a visit to the United States and, accompanied by American architect William Gray Purcell, toured the east coast and Midwest specifically to see the work of not only Louis H Sullivan and H.H. Richardson, but especially that of Frank Lloyd Wright. After his return Berlage went on a lecture tour in Holland and Germany and spoke with great admiration about Wright’s work. This was the beginning of a close relationship between the American architect and his Dutch colleagues--both the expressionists of the Amsterdam School and the rationalists of the De Stijl movement. This lecture will examine these mutually beneficial interactions between America and The Netherlands.
Information and registration online.
Monica Chadha and Virginia Stanard
6:00 p.m. - Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton
Sponsor: Graham Foundation
Free event. RSVP.
Monica Chadha and Virginia Stanard will discuss their work, significant projects, and the future of community design as it relates to our current exhibition, Where If Not Us? Participatory Design and Its Radical Approaches.
Monica Chadha is an architect and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Illinois Institute of Technology. Her practice addresses community revitalization. In 2009, Chadha co-founded Converge:Exchange and she is currently developing Impact Detroit, a partnership with the Detroit Collaborative Design Center (University of Detroit Mercy). Chadha was previously a Project Manager at Studio Gang Architects and Ross Barney Architects. At IIT, Chadha has led a community engagement design studio focused on the redevelopment of Bronzeville (Chicago) and several core studios. She has presented at several conferences and has most recently been published in Reveal, Princeton Architectural Press 2010. Chadha received her Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Architecture from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Virginia Stanard is the Director of Urban Design at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center and holds master’s degrees in Architecture and Urban Design from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia. Through practice and teaching, she advocates community development through the collaborative design process. At the DCDC, Virginia has developed economic and physical revitalization strategies at a range of scales and for a range of clients - including cities, philanthropic foundations, neighborhood groups, and developers. Recent projects include a greenway and development plan for daylighting the Bloody Run Creek on Detroit’s east side. Other projects include a development plan for Detroit’s Paradise Valley Cultural District, planning for the Detroit Works Project Long Term Planning initiative, and revitalization strategies for Detroit’s 48217 and Woodbridge neighborhoods.
RSVP and information: on-line.
Design Process: Rush University Cancer Center
6:00 -7:30 p.m., - HermanMiller Healthcare-Nemschoff showroom, Merchandise Mart, Suite 330
Sponsor: AIA Chicago Healthcare KC and many other sponsors
Free event
1.5 LU/HSW
This presentation by Loebl Schlossman and Hackl will focus on the planning of the facility through  use of an operations model that incorporated patient experience, staff efficiencies, comprehensive integration of services, understanding of dissatisfiers, patient flow, branding, and family accommodations. The speakers will also detail the site selection, programming, design and construction of the Cancer Center.
Speakers will include
David Urschel, AIA, and
Richard Niemi, AIA, of Loebl Schlossman & Hackl, and
William Hejna, Principal, Director of LSH Healthcare Consultants
Information and registration online.
Smart City Business Conference
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., - Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower, Baker & McKenzie LP, 300 East Randolph
Sponsor: German American Chamber of Commerce
Free event, advance registration required
City planning today is much more than defining locations for buildings, certain types of land use,  and the connecting infrastructure. City planners have to face challenges like re-urbanization, the concentration of the population in metropolitan areas, or extreme weather situations. The resulting need for resource efficient and sustainable solutions require a new planning mindset: Integrated planning approaches leading to a smart organization and operation of cities including a smart economy, smart mobility, smart environment, smart government, smart living, and smart people.
This conference will introduce you to new technologies that can help us to make Smart Cities a reality.
- Hear about the latest developments and trends in the German and US energy efficiency and sustainable infrastructure markets.
- Discover innovative products and technologies from Germany and discuss how they can be featured in the US market.
- Explore synergies and partnership opportunities with German experts during our conference.
- Learn how German cities solve current problems and deal with infrastructure issues and how your company can benefit from their expertise.
Information, full-day schedule and registration online.
2030 Commitment Chicago Working Group meeting
5:00 -6:00 p.m., - 35 East Wacker Drive, #250
Sponsor: AIA Chicago 2030 Commitment Chicago Working Group
Free event
Everyone is welcome to join us and learn more about the 2030 Challenge.
Information online.
Emotions and Planning
5:30 P.M. - Burnham Conference Center at APA, 205 N. Michigan., Suite 1200,
Sponsor: American Planning Association
Free event
CM 1.0
The more planners engage in collaborative participation the more they should expect to find people making judgments about the future tied to current emotional attachments. How do planners  anticipate this and prepare activities and plans that encourage and foster emotional shifts?
Most planners and plans provide argument and evidence to inform clients about future changes giving reasons in support of different alternative responses. But these do not work in the face of emotional attachments to familiar and popular practices. The use of narrative and storytelling offers a way for professionals to anticipate and counter client attachments.
Charles Hoch, Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will share some highlights from his research about the effects of emotions on planning processes and discuss the power of narrative in planning.
Information and RSVP: on-line
Book Launch: Evanston 150 Years, 150 Places
6:00 p.m., - Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington, Evanston
Sponsor: Evanston Public Library
Free event
Celebrate the launch of a new book featuring the best of Evanston’s oldest and newest places! Join the authors of the just-published Evanston: 150 Years, 150 Places, a selection of 150 houses, public, institutional, and religious buildings from 1870 through 2012, selected by Design Evanston to celebrate Evanston’s 2013 sesquicentennial.Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
Information online.
Douglas A. Garofalo Fellowship Benefit and Auction
6:30 - 8:30 p.m., - The Graham Foundation, 4 West Burton
 Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture
Individual tickets $250.00 ($225 tax deductible) Other levels of support available
The Garofalo Benefit co-chairs and the UIC School of Architecture would like to invite you to join us in celebrating the life and work of the late architect and educator Doug Garofalo at a benefit to raise funds for the Douglas A. Garofalo Fellowship.
In recognition of his exceptional life and career, this fellowship will bring a young practitioner to the School each year to teach and conduct independent design research, as well as organize a public exhibition or symposium to be held each spring. The first Garofalo Fellow will begin teaching in Fall 2013.
Cocktails, Heavy Hors d'Oeuvres, and Silent Auction
Information online.
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Sumac Joint Venture, and SMNG-A Architects. The CFHC Pullman Facility Replacement Project is a new freestanding primary healthcare facility located in the historic Pullman District on a site adjacent to the existing CFHC Pullman facility which opened in 1987. The existing 9,500 SF facility was built as a commercial building and converted to its current use, and its spatial and infrastructure limitations can no longer accommodate the necessary healthcare services. The Pullman Facility Replacement Project seeks to positively impact the neighborhood and promote community development, while helping to attract and retain health care providers and patients served by the facility. Tour participants will have the unique opportunity to tour both the existing facility and the adjacent replacement facility which is nearly complete.
Speakers:
workshop studying pedestrian behavior at Parkside of Old Town, the former Cabrini-Green public housing site in Chicago. The 6-week program has led cityLab interns to observe and survey the site, interview residents, and visit other locations around the city to better understand pedestrian behavior and how we can support and direct it. cityLab will make design recommendations to assist Landon Bone Baker Architects in a successful redevelopment project at Parkside.
