The Cliff Dwellers, in co-sponsorship with the Friends of Downtown and AIA Chicago, are pleased to present another in a series of lectures on Projects by Chicago Architects. Last July 13, Friends of Downtown, Perkins+Will, and Site Design Group convened a charrette at The Cliff Dwellers in Chicago to assemble and engage local stakeholders and begin
In 2014, the Rees home and its coach house were relocated one block on Prairie Avenue, once Chicago’s wealthiest neighborhood, to make way for the expansion of the McCormick Place complex and development of its entertainment district. The house stood at 2110 South Prairie Avenue and is now located at 2017 South Prairie Avenue. Team members
How can architects work collaboratively with planners, health professionals, community stakeholders, transportation providers, developers, and others in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, to make the Chicago region more aging-supportive as our population ages and evolves? Brad Winick, AICP, LEED AP, will discuss how our communities and region are doing compared to others around the
Ever wonder what it is like to work abroad? Or how designers from around the world end up in the US? Join us for this FREE panel discussion! SPONSORED BY Young Architects Forum and SAIC LEARNING UNITS 1.0 MEMBER PRICE Free NON MEMBER PRICE Free
Documentation can comprise many layers of information from various sources, relying on visual assessment and physical measurement in many cases. What tools are available to preservationists when there is a requirement to understand construction arrangement and condition below the surface? This symposium is designed to introduce the audience to the variety of technologies available, describing
Virginia A. Greene, AIA, architect and author, has recently completed her MS in Historic Preservation from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She will present her planning history graduate thesis - Chicago Air Rights Developments: Pivotal Legislation, Key Case Studies, and Design Innovations - and share findings on the Chicago origins of air
Today’s emerging professionals, regardless of gender, demand new approaches to work-life integration and career development. Join AIA Chicago & Chicago Women in Architecture for a presentation of “Best Practice Recommendations for Design Professions” (BPR), a research-based document and set of tools to aid both individuals and firms in their pursuit of equitable practice. Through a small group activity, attendees
Architectural Record brings its Record on the Road event series to Chicago. Juliane Wolf (Studio Gang), Juan Moreno, AIA (JGMA), and Brian Lee, FAIA (SOM) will present their work and engage in a discussion moderated by Josephine Minutillo, Features Editor, Architectural Record, with a cocktail reception to follow. 6:00 - 6:30pm Registration Open
Todd Snapp, AIA, LEED AP, Design Principal at Perkins+Will along with Thornton Tomasetti's Dave Weihing, SE, PE, LEED AP, Principal and engineer Alejandro Fernandez, LEED GA, will tell us about the Chicago River Beech Tower, a collaborative research effort that investigates the architectural, structural, and environmental aspects of building tall structures out of wood. Designed by the
Friends of Downtown, in partnership with The Cliff Dwellers and AIA Chicago, continues its series of architecture programs at the club. Wheeler Kearns Architects (WKA), the 2016 AIA Chicago Firm of the Year, is a collective practice of architects. Spanning nearly thirty years, WKA has been involved in envisioning/master-planning, renovation, adaptive reuse, and new construction
Join us for a tour of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts (Goettsch Partners, 2015) and the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub (KPMB, 2017) at Northwestern University. Patrick Loughran, FAIA, PE, from Goettsch Partners and Kevin Thomas from KPMB Architects (Toronto) will lead the tours. Schedule: 4:30pm meet
AIA Chicago Celebrates 65th Annual Designight Virtually on November 13 Online festivities include at-home awards program and lifetime achievement recipient presentation, cocktail hour and photo booth WHAT: This year, the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Chicago) is honoring the city’s outstanding architectural projects virtually at Designight 2020. For the first time
