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CAC Live: The Future of Urban Density

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

Density may be the most universal characteristic of cities, where people, ideas, goods, and services come together. This panel discussion addresses challenges—both immediate and ongoing—the coronavirus pandemic will have on the multi-family and mixed-use sites that are hallmarks of urban density. Four esteemed panelists will share informed perspectives on temporarily reprogramming large complexes toward greater

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Event Series CAC Live: Graceland Cemetery

CAC Live: Graceland Cemetery

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

Join Chicago Architecture Center docent Dick Clark on June 6 or June 17 as he shares fascinating stories about Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery—from the lives of the people laid to rest there to a large variety of interesting monuments. Beautiful and serene, Graceland Cemetery is an oasis in the center of the bustling global city of

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Event Series CAC Live: Graceland Cemetery

CAC Live: Graceland Cemetery

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

Join Chicago Architecture Center docent Dick Clark on June 6 or June 17 as he shares fascinating stories about Chicago’s Graceland Cemetery—from the lives of the people laid to rest there to a large variety of interesting monuments. Beautiful and serene, Graceland Cemetery is an oasis in the center of the bustling global city of

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CAC Live: “The Kitchen” Book Talk

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

Join Canadian architect John Ota as he revisits his quest to uncover great historic kitchens of North America in his new book, The Kitchen: A journey through time—and the homes of Julia Child, Georgia O’Keeffe, Elvis Presley and many others—in search of the perfect design. On a mission to design a perfect kitchen of his

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Event Series CAC Live: Mid-Century Modernism Tour

CAC Live: Mid-Century Modernism Tour

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

When skyscrapers began to rise again after a long hiatus during World War II, a new style of architecture emerged: Mid-Century Modernism. Join CAC docent Mike McMains on May 12 or 17 for a live, 45-minute tour that highlights buildings from this era. Mike McMains has been a CAC docent since 2005. He is certified

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Event Series CAC Live: Mid-Century Modernism Tour

CAC Live: Mid-Century Modernism Tour

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

When skyscrapers began to rise again after a long hiatus during World War II, a new style of architecture emerged: Mid-Century Modernism. Join CAC docent Mike McMains on May 12 or 17 for a live, 45-minute tour that highlights buildings from this era. Mike McMains has been a CAC docent since 2005. He is certified

$8,

CAC Live: The Vision of Illinois Center

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

Learn how an abandoned railway freight yard was transformed into an important urban development called Illinois Center—home since 2018 to the Chicago Architecture Center. CAC docent Lorie Westerman shares how Illinois Center was designed for people to “work, live and play,” along with interesting facts gathered through her extensive research into the history of one

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Short Cuts: Alternative Infrastructures in Hong Kong and Chicago

Chicago Architecture Center 111 East Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL, United States

In Hong Kong, a network of pedestrian passages connects public and private space in one of the densest cities in the world across a challenging topography. This three-dimensional maze connects train stations, hotels, office towers, and housing estates across boundaries of class and culture; forming an alternative to the colonial logics under which it was

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