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|  | Month-long Open House Chicago 2021 to feature in-person site visits Oct. 16-17
2021-09-25
--From a press release - (September 20, 2021) CHICAGO — Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) announced that Open House Chicago 2021 will again offer its popular in-person, indoor site visits, providing rare behind-the-scenes access to more ...
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| | ARCHITECTURE Thompson Center Idea Competition winners named
2021-09-14
The Chicago Architecture Center and the Chicago Architectural Club announced the jury's selection of three winning designs for the Thompson Center Design Ideas Competition that represent three distinct, creative visions for the State of Illinois Thomp ...
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| | 'Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright' opens Sept. 24
2021-08-08
Wrightwood 659, at 659 W. Wrightwood Ave., is presenting "Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright"—a dual exhibition exploring two of these architects' long-demolished masterpieces. Said masterpieces ...
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| | ATTRACTIONS Chicago's First Lady offers a premium architectural tour
2021-08-05
Recently, USA Today selected the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Chicago's First Lady cruise as the best boat tour in the country—and it's easy to see why. (By the way, it also was voted the top boat tour ...
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| | Helmut Jahn architecture exhibit has opened
2021-07-24
The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), 111 E. Wacker Dr., has opened its first, major limited-run exhibit, "Helmut Jahn: Life + Architecture," the career retrospective of Helmut Jahn's innovative architectural designs. ...
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| | ATTRACTIONS Chicago Architecture Center reopens with new exhibits
2021-06-08
On May 22, the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), 111 E. Wacker Dr., opened all-new and updated exhibits in its 10,000 square feet of galleries full of scale models of new building designs from Chicago and around ...
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| | Chicago Cultural Center historic interiors to be restored for June reopening
2021-04-22
--From a press release - CHICAGO, IL — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) today announced the historic restoration of the landmark Chicago Cultural Center to reclaim two lost interiors decorated by the ...
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| | Chicago Architecture Center announces
Spring 2021 reopening schedule
2021-03-12
--From a press release - CHICAGO — The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) announces plans for a safe Spring 2021 reopening of its popular CAC walking tours, CAFC River Cruise and CAC exhibits. Review COVID-19 safety policies for CAC experiences here. CAC ...
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| | Preservation Chicago unveils list of most endangered Chicago buildings
2021-02-26
Preservation Chicago—which works with city officials, neighborhood residents, owners and stakeholders to prevent what is often viewed as the wholesale loss of Chicago's important buildings—has revealed its 2021 list of ...
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| | John Pennycuff Memorial Apartments in Castillo Plaza, LGBTQ housing in Logan Square
2020-12-18
Last month, The John Pennycuff Memorial Apartments at Castillo Plaza (Pennycuff) opened at the corner of Milwaukee and Campbell Avenues in Logan Square after four years of development and city approval meetings and for the past ...
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| | Open House Chicago extended to Nov. 1
2020-10-22
The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) is extending its 10th annual Open House Chicago festival (OHC) through Sunday, Nov. 1. Attendees have seven more days to follow 25 trails for self-guided ...
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| | Chicago Architecture Center offers self-guided, virtual neighborhood exploration
2020-10-06
--From a press release - CHICAGO — The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), under the leadership of President and CEO Lynn J. Osmond, is pleased to offer more than 50 online programs and trails for self-guided, outdoor exploration, highlighting more than 100 ...
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| | ARCHITECTURE Controversy brews over Esposito dismissal
2020-08-30
Members of Chicago's architecture community registered their displeasure after the city chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced that longtime Executive Vice President Zurich Esposito would no longer be in the ...
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| | Open House Chicago taking place Oct. 16-25
2020-08-18
The Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) announced the return of Open House Chicago (OHC) for a 10th consecutive year. It will take place Oct. 16-25, and the festival has been reconfigured for both in-person and remote attendance. ...
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| | Wrightwood 659 showing Doshi exhibit Sept. 9-Dec. 12
2020-07-26
Local art space Wrightwood 659, 659 W. Wrightwood Ave., will reopen with an exhibition devoted to the work of visionary Indian architect, urbanist and teacher Balkrishna Doshi. Recipient of the 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize, Doshi (born ...
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