First cruise of the season is May 1 – Chicago Architecture Foundation’s River Cruise aboard Chicago’s First Lady starts cruising May 1. Advance tickets go on sale Thursday, April 1st. New this year: an evening cruise at 5:30 pm every Thursday and Friday, starting in June.
Neighborhood Tours Return for Spring
Wicker Park, Hyde Park, Gold Coast, Kenwood, Kenilworth, Evanston, Bridgeport and Beverly are just a sample of the neighborhood tours offered by the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Details at http://www.architecture.org/tours.aspx
Chicago Model City Continues to Wow the Audience
Audio tours available too.
Lincoln Park Zoo: The Architecture
Tour explores Chicago’s famous zoo from the perspective of how the buildings and animal enclosures were designed and integrated into the landscape. Saturday at 10:30am: April 17, Sunday at 10:30am: May 16.
Pilsen and the Lower West Side: new tour for 2010
This bus tour also includes short walking tours of this fascinating neighborhood on Chicago’s near southwest side. May 16, Sunday at 12:30pm.
Monthly CAFamily Studio Sundays
Free activities geared toward children ages 3 – 12 and their families; March 21, April 18, May 16. Drop in between 11am – 3pm.
35th Annual Chicago Architecture Foundation Gala, March 13
Proceeds benefit the Chicago Architecture Foundation and its youth education programs.
EXHIBITIONS:
ALL FREE AND OPEN DAILY TO THE PUBLIC
224 S. Michigan Avenue
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Chicago Model City
Drawing tourists and locals alike, the Chicago Model City exhibition consists of a large, highly detailed scale model of Chicago, photographs, maps, videos, and computer animations. The scale of the model is 1 inch to 50 feet, making the Willis Tower nearly three feet tall! Includes audio tour as well as “Ask Me” docents to answer visitor questions.Visitors can rent listening devices from the shop or download the tour free from iTunes and from http://www.architecture.org/iTunes/AudioTourRSS.xml
Chicago Model City Gallery Talks
Fridays and Saturdays at 12:30pm
Twenty-minute gallery talks introduce visitors to the ideas and themes behind the new exhibition, Chicago Model City.
B Like Burnham
Exhibition helps visitors, especially families with children, understand the man, the Plan, and the legacy of Daniel H. Burnham.
Chicago: You Are Here
An engaging permanent exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation provides images, models, artifacts and video presentations, encouraging visitors to explore the architecture, infrastructure and environment of Chicago.
TOURS:
CAF offers a variety of 85+ river, walking and bus tours. Find a full schedule and ticket prices at www.architecture.org.
BUS TOURS:
Highlights by Bus
Fridays and Saturdays at 9:30am
Explores architectural landmarks such as the Mies van der Rohe’s IIT campus, the Rookery in downtown Chicago, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House. The tour covers over 30 miles of the city including: Barack Obama’s neighborhood, the Loop, Hyde Park, the Gold Coast, and historic neighborhoods and campuses.
Devil in the White City Bus Tour
March 7, 14, 18, 28; April 8, 11, 22, 25; May 9, 20, 23, 27, 30 at 10am.
This compelling bus tour and slide presentation is based upon Erik Larson’s bestselling novel that chronicles the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and the emergence ofAmerica’s first mass murderer.
Farnsworth House PLUS by Bus
April 25, May 20 and May 30 at 9:30am. After exploring 860–880 N. Lake Shore Drive and the IIT campus, the bus travels to Plano, Illinois to see Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House.
Pilsen and the Lower West Side: new tour for 2010
This bus tour also includes short walking tours of this fascinating neighborhood on Chicago’s near southwest side. See how various immigrant groups, including German, Czech and Mexican, have shaped this neighborhood to reflect a wide range of cultural influences. May 16, Sunday at 12:30pm and throughout the summer.
DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS:
45-min Lunchtime Building Tours
Weekdays at 12:15pm CAF members FREE; $5 non-members
Tours include: The Reliance Building (Hotel Burnham), the Willis Tower and 311 S. Wacker Drive, the Monadnock Building, the Rookery, the Fine Arts Building, and a tour of theChicago Board of Trade, City Hall/County Building, the Daley Center, and the Thompson Center. Check www.architecture.org for meeting place for each tour.
Historic Downtown (South Loop): Rise of the Skyscraper
Daily at 10am
Historic Downtown (North Loop): Treasures
Daily at 2pm: Daily at 2pm
Downtown Deco
Thursdays and Saturdays at 11am
Explore some of Chicago’s famous art deco interiors and exterior spaces.
Tiffany Treasures in Chicago
Wednesdays at 3pm. This tour looks at the magnificent work of the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company in four late-19th century buildings: the Art Institute of Chicago, theMarquette Building, the Chicago Cultural Center, and Macy’s on State Street.
Modern Wing Tours – Art Institute of Chicago
March 13, 17; April 10, 21; May 8, 19 at 12pm. Docents examine the context for the Renzo Piano-designed addition and its incorporation into the campus’s overall design.
Seats of Power tour
March 19 at 12:15pm. Tour City Hall/County Building, Daley Center and James R. Thompson Center.
Secrets of Grant Park
May 1st at 11:30am; Friday, May 7th at 4pm. Learn the stories behind Chicago’s lakefront park.
LECTURES, EVENTS, and PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
Free and located at the Chicago Architecture Foundation unless otherwise noted on the website. For more details on events and programs, see below or visitwww.architecture.org
Saturdays in the Studio
Third Saturday of every month, 10am-2:30pm, March 20; April 17; May 29.
Design skill-building workshops open to high school students throughout the Chicago area. Advance registration is required. For details, check www.architecture.org/saturday.html.
Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures continue
Wednesdays at 12:15 pm, The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers free lectures open to the public
March 3
12:15pm / LECTURE
Edgar Miller and the Handmade Home
March 10
12:15pm / LECTURE
The Daniel Burnham Memorial by David Woodhouse Architects
March 17
12:15pm / LECTURE
Chicago: City of Steel
March 20
10am-2:30pm
Saturdays in the Studio for high school students
March 21
11-3/program
CAFamily Studio Sunday
March 24
12:15pm / LECTURE
Last Four Miles: Completing Chicago’s Lakefront Parks
March 31
12:15pm / LECTURE
Walter Frazier: Frazier, Raftery, Orr & Fairbank Architects, Houses of Chicago’s North Shore, 1924-1970
April 1
6:00pm / COURSE
From Prairie to Skyscraper City: 1830-1910
April 7
12:15pm / LECTURE
Preserving the Past/Creating a Future: The Restoration of Chicago’s Marble Palace
April 8
6:00pm / COURSE
Prairie School
April 15
6:00pm / COURSE
The Legacy of Mies van der Rohe
April 17
10am-2:30pm
Saturdays in the Studio for high school students
April 18
11-3/program
CAFamily Studio Sunday
April 18
10am / TOUR
Pilsen by Bus and Foot
April 21
12:15pm / LECTURE
The Autobiography of Irving K. Pond
April 22
6:00pm / COURSE
Postmodernism through Today
April 28
12:15pm / LECTURE
Soldier Field and the Hopes of Chicago
April 29
6:00pm / COURSE
The City in a Garden: The History of Chicago’s Parks
May 5
12:15pm / LECTURE
Chicago Riverwalk
May 12
12:15pm / LECTURE
Transformative Systems
May 16
11-3/program
CAFamily Studio Sunday
May 19
12:15pm / LECTURE
Chicago’s Sustainable Branch Libraries
May 26
12:15pm / LECTURE
A Look at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Organic Principles in the Context of Today’s Sustainable Initiatives
May 29
10am-2:30pm
Saturdays in the Studio for high school students
For detailed information check:
www.architecture.org – P 312.922.3432
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