Chicago Architecture Events
17 upcoming. Notable one-off architecture events in Chicago, the North Shore, and Oak Park: talks, lectures, panels, open houses, and special tours.
TodayFriday, October 16
2pm, through Oct 18
Three-day symposium of heritage, design, and community marking the 50th anniversaries of Ragdale and the Lake Forest Preservation Foundation. Friday at Ragdale: presentation by art historian Giovanni Aloi plus preservation workshops. Saturday at Lake Forest College's Holt Chapel: programs moderated by Geoffrey Baer and Blair Kamin. Sunday: special exhibit hours and guided tours at the History Center of Lake Forest-Lake Bluff.
TomorrowSaturday, October 17
WednesdayOctober 21
1pm
Room 1100 A+DS, Architecture + Design StudiosA We@UIC session with architecture faculty Kelly Bair and Alexander Eisenschmidt in conversation about their research and practice, part of UIC's fall public program on how architecture gets made.
ThursdayOctober 22
TuesdayOctober 27
6 to 8:45pm$10
Nineteenth Century ClubSpecial evening with author Kristine Hansen in conversation with Wright homeowners about stories from her new book Frank Lloyd Wright's Illinois, with reception, Q&A, and book signing.
WednesdayOctober 28
1pm
Room 1100 A+DS, Architecture + Design StudiosA We@UIC session with Robert Becker in conversation with the UIC architecture community about his work and practice, part of the fall public program on the processes behind architectural work.
FridayOctober 30
6:30pm, through Oct 31
Glessner HouseAn after-dark guided walking tour of the Prairie Avenue Historic District pairing ghost stories with the history of its Gilded Age mansions. Advance tickets required.
MondayNovember 2
All day
Chicago Architecture CenterA public Design Dialogue lecture at the Chicago Architecture Center on how architecture and design are driving change in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.
ThursdayNovember 5
FridayNovember 6
6pm$75
Art Institute of ChicagoLandmarks Illinois' annual Preservation Awards ceremony honoring exceptional preservation efforts statewide, at the Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium and Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room. $75 general, $60 members, $20 students.
WednesdayNovember 11
1pm
Room 1100 A+DS, Architecture + Design StudiosA We@UIC session with Aura Venckunaite in conversation with the UIC architecture community about her work and practice, part of the fall public program on the processes behind architectural work.
6 to 7:30pmFree
Adrienne Brown (University of Chicago professor and director of Arts + Public Life) presents current research reimagining urban vacancy, challenging standard representations of urban emptiness and offering new ways of understanding urban space beyond narratives of repair or redevelopment.
ThursdayNovember 12
5:30 to 6:30pmFree
Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff AuditoriumConversation with MacArthur Fellows at the Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium, organized by the Chicago Architecture Center and Studio Gang; free with registration. Program tie-in with the Flyway City exhibition.
FridayNovember 13
8am to 5pm
mHUBAIA Chicago's day-long practice management symposium with three knowledge tracks (The Firm, The Project, The People) covering financial strategy, workplace dynamics, and firm culture. Registration coming soon.
SundayNovember 15
2pm
Glessner HouseA talk on the 1920s Towertown art scene and how Chicago's interwar artists, avant-garde theater, and modernism shaped the city, with original Edgar Miller pieces on view.
WednesdayNovember 18
4:30pm
Room 1100 A+DS, Architecture + Design StudiosFall public-program lecture by Germane Barnes, principal of Studio Barnes, on the decisions, constraints, and collaborations behind his projects, followed by a response from Ania Jaworska.
SaturdayDecember 12
4:15pm, through Dec 13$22
Glessner HouseOne-hour docent-led candlelight tours of Christmas customs observed by the Glessner family: 10-foot tree, Steinway piano music, eight-course Christmas feast table, hot cider and cookies after.
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