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This calendar of Chicago architectural events is jointly sponsored by Repeat and the Chicago Architectural Club. Send listings, corrections, comments, complaints and limericks to: webmaster
Howard Davis 12:15 P.M. - Chicagl Cultural Center, Millennium Park Room (5th Floor, SE) Accessible entrance at 66 E. Randolph Brown Bag presentation. Howard Davis, a pioneer restaurant developer, will share his experiences bringing hot new restaurants to downtown Chicago. Davis opened his first restaurant, Vivo, in 1991 on West Randolph St. He has since led the development of trendy restaurant areas in the West Loop and South Loop. He is currently managing partner of Chicago restaurants Marché, Red Light, Opera, Gioco, and Le Lan. Howard will give us a sneak peak at his latest concepts and what we can expect in the future from Chicago’s trendy restaurant scene. Information: Friends of Downtown 312/458.9454 Commission on Chicago Landmarks Monthly meeting.
12:45 P.M., 33 N. LaSalle, Room 1600
Chicago Architecture 5:30 A.M. (??!!!)., on ABC7/Chicago
First Tuesdays Happy Hour and Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. - Rock Bottom Brewery, 1 W. Grand Avenue Socialize, network, discuss the ARE and plans for future programs. You buy your own drinks or food; the group provides the conversation. Look for the table with a sign. If the weather is good, we'll be on the roof top. Information: 312/670.7770
Hotel Burnham Breakfast and a Tour 8:00 A.M. - Hotel Burnham, One West Washington The Hotel Burnham, current resident of the restored 1895 Burnham and Atwood Reliance Building, is promoting its breakfast and a tour combo, the Burnham Breakfast Series. It starts at 8:00 A.M. with breakfast and an introduction to the building in the hotel's Atwood Cafe, followed by an "intimate and informative" 45 minute tour led by a Chicago Architecture Foundation docent. The hotel also promises "a goody bag filled with special keepsakes." (Mini-bottles of shampoo and conditioner, anyone?) , advance registration required. Call 312/325.3521. Advance registration required. Call 312/325.3521. . How Both Halves Lived: An All-Day Tour of the Prairie Avenue and Pullman Historic Districts 10:00 A.M: - 5:00 P.M. - begins and ends at Glessner House Museum, 1800 S. Prairie Avenue In the 1880s and 1890s, Chicago came into its own as an urban center. As industry in the city grew, some of its citizens grew richer and richer while other labored in factories for just dollars a week. How Both Halves Lived will focus on the different lifestyles of wealthy industry magnates who lived on Prairie Avenue and the workers who lived in the planned factory town of Pullman. The tour includes Glessner House Museum, the Prairie Avenue Historic District, Hotel Florence, the Pullman Historic District, and a typical Pullman worker’s home. Required prepaid reservations by be made by calling the museum at 312/326.1480 Information Book Signing: Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science 1:30 P.M. -Prairie Avenue Bookshop Author Thomas Leslie will sign copies of his new book, Louis I. Kahn: Building Art, Building Science. Leslie shows that in addition to being an influential architect, Kahn was also a gifted technologist and that his careful presentation of engineering principles set the stage for the high-tech movement in Europe and America. An examination of four major buildings (Yale Art Gallery, Richards Medical Labs, Salk Institute, and the Kimbell Art Museum) and several smaller projects reveals an expressive integration of construction, structure and services into buildings that dramatically highlight the processes involved in their making and function. Information: 800/474.2724
Farnsworth House PLUS by Bus
Tour by deluxe motor coach traces the Chicago career of the 20th century’s most influential modernist architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, including a selection of his most important buildings and an extended visit to Farnsworth House, considered by many the iconic masterpiece of the Modernist movement.
First stop is 860-880 North Lakeshore Drive, the buildings that launched the modern skyscraper, and the neighboring Esplanade Apartments. We enjoy views of the IBM Building (the last project directly supervised by Mies) and the Federal Center complex on the way to our next stop, the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Here we visit either the award winning S.R. Crown Hall or IIT Commons, Mies’s first “clear span” building, depending on availability. (Crown Hall is undergoing restoration).
Then on to Farnsworth House, designed by Mies as an idyllic retreat on the Fox River and jointly owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois. The tour is led by CAF docents, with LPCI docents guiding at Farnsworth House, and includes a box lunch at the Homestead B&B in Plano (The Lewis Steward House, 1854), an evocative historic site that helps set the stage for Mies’s revolutionary vision. 4:00 P.M. -Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois Performance of The Glass House, a play by June Finfer that follows the relationship between Dr. Edith Farnsworth and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe that led to the creation of the landmark modernist house. June Finfer is a noted Chicago documentary film producer and playwright who has written and directed several films about Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Tours will follow the place. Information and tickets: 312/922.1742
Shaping the Skyline - Downtown high-rises and the framing of Grant Park: 6:30 P.M. - Daley Bicentennial Plaza - 337 E. Randolph
There has been much discussion lately about Chicago high-rises and their impact. Will the frame of Grant Park be completed and the symmetry continued? What are the advantages to building tall, thin and elegant? What is the impact on our world-class skyline? Samuel Assefa, Deputy Commissioner Department of Planning and soon to be with the Mayor's Office, will present a computer presentation, created when he worked for the City of San Francisco. on shaping the skyline, what can be done when buildings are built taller and thinner, and the impact on light and the skyline. Information: 312/829-8015
Chicago Community Development Commission Monthly meeting.
1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers Design of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge SEAOI Dinner Program - Cocktails 5:15 P.M., Dinner 6:00 P.M, Program 7:00- Lawry's Prime Rib, 100 East Ontario The $100 million Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge is a 1,407-ft-long, 183-ft-wide complex cable-stayed structure serving as a critical link of the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the city’s newest landmark and was recently named for the late Lenny Zakim, a nationally recognized civil rights advocate, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. The main eight lanes of the I-93 roadway are cradled within two inverted Y-towers, while a secondary two-lane roadway is cantilevered to one side of the main roadway, so that the bridge is asymmetric in cross section. The main span superstructure is of steel composite design. With concrete box girder back spans, the overall layout becomes hybrid. Its cable arrangement, slender inverted Y-towers, and two-lane roadway cantilevered outside the eastern cable plane are among the bridge’s most notable features. Reservations (required) - email or call Donna Childs at 312/649.4600 by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9th . Lecture and Book Signing - Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Viewing places from above draws attention to important issues on the ground, and renown landscape photographer Terry Evans’s beautifully composed aerial photographs of Chicago and the surrounding region are provocative embodiments of this fact. These not to be missed photos, on view at Millennium Park through October 10, are a thought-provoking portrait that captures the unique qualities of our metropolitan area. Terry Evans work has been widely exhibited by several major museums, and is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. A book signing will follow the program. Register online or call:: 312/922.3432 x255 Information
Update: Cook-DuPage Corridor Study 12:00 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Michelle Ryan, principal analyst for RTA Corridor Planning Studies, will present the recently released draft of Phase I of the Cook-DuPage study and preview Phase II. The objective of the study was to develop accurate information to understand the corridor's mobility needs, explore and assess a range of transportation options, and identify a small set of feasible cost-effective improvements. Bring your lunch; beverages provided. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 Re-sculpting a Name for Lorado Taft 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Lynn Allyn Young, professional photographer and CAF docent Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line Chicago Development Fund Commission Monthly meeting.
1:00 P.M., City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle, Room 1003A In July, the Chicago City Council voted to established a Chicago Development Fund (CDF) as "an Illinois not-for-profit corporation with a primary mission of providing investment capital for development projects in low-income communities. The CDF intends to qualify as a Community Development Entity and apply for an allocation of tax credits under the federal government’s New Markets Tax Credits program. The tax credits can be converted into investment capital for development projects located in qualified low-income census tracts."
Better Sight and Sound: A/V Design 12:00 P.M. - Chicago Bar Association (CBA), 312 S. Plymouth Court Jeffrey Lipp, Lipp A/V Design, Inc., will cover basics of commercial A/V design: video projection, control systems, networked monitoring and conferencing; architectural integration such as proper sizing of screens, required ceiling height, good viewing areas, room/screen configurations; and systems from small to full to portable. Bring lunch or buy at CBA cafeteria (purchase lunch ticket in first-floor shop). Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 LPCI Chicagoland Watch List Unveiling 12:15 - 1:00 PM - Claudia Cassidy Theater, 2nd Floor, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street Monthly meeting.
1:00 P.M., City Council Chambers Researching Chicago's Local History 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton Street Who built that strange house on your block? What was the Wicker Park neighborhood like in 1910? How can you get started researching your part of town? Many Chicagoans care deeply about the history of the city, especially their own neighborhoods and suburban towns. The panelists present different ways of learning about local history and will discuss sources and methods for researching the city and suburbs. Panel will be chaired by Jack Simpson of the Newberry Library and will include Alice Maggio, librarian and Internet columnist; Elaine Coorens, historian, author and tour guide; Peggy Tuck Sinko, The Newberry Library; and Jennifer Masengarb, Chicago Architecture Foundation Information, or call 312/943–9090.
Conversation with Artist Bernard Williams 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. - Ruth Horwich Gallery. Hyde Park Art Center, 5307 South Hyde Park Blvd. Tim Samuelson, Cultural Historian for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Bernard Williams will talk candidly about the social value of Louis Sullivan’s stylistic forms Presented on conjuction with the current exhbition of Williams's work, Creating Sculptures from the Ornamental Systems of Sullivan Information, or call 773/324.5520.
Elias Torres 6:00 P.M. - Art & Architecture Building, Room 1100, 845 West Harrison Strett Elias Torres is a Spanish architect and partner in the firm Martínez Lapeña-Torres Arquitectos, S.L. Mr. Torres has been a visiting professor at Harvard University and is currently a doctorate professor at the ETSAB. Information: 312/996-3335 Peter Busby: Sustainable Design in Canada 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Architect Peter Busby, FRAIC, has long been regarded as the 'Founding Father' of the sustainable design movement in Canada with one of the largest portfolio of green projects in North America. With offices in both Vancouver and Calgary, his practice, Busby + Associates Architects, recently merged with the Chicago based firm Perkins + Will. Mr. Busby's work includes the Brentwood Skytrain Station in Burnaby, BC, and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology in Merritt, BC. He has been the recipient of many honors and accolades, such as the Governor General's Medal in Architecture. Perkins + Will will host a reception immediately following the program. Register online or call:: 312/670.7770 Information Memorials: Why We Build What We Build 6:00 P.M. - Fullerton Hall, Art Institute of Chicago A panel discussion featuring prominent architects Friedrich St.Florian, Neil Porter and Stanley Tigerman; moderated by Edward Lifson, an Arts, Architecture and Cultural Editor at Chicago Public Radio. The decision to create a memorial is a complex one. Questions arise regarding the motivation to commemorate, what these structures should look like and who determines what events are memorialized. Panelists will discuss their personal experiences creating these kinds of structures. The panel is presented in conjunction with the exhibition 1945: Creativity and Crisis, Architecture and Design of the World War II Era, on display in Gallery 227 through January 8, 2005. Registration information or call:: 312/443.7300
SEAOI Workshop: Basics of Bridge Design 8:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon. - Maggiano’s Little Italy, 111 W. Grand Avenue
A half-day workshop on the Basics of Bridge Design. Ahmad Hammad, PhD, PE, SE, supervising structural engineer with Parsons Brinckerhoff in Chicago, will be the lecturer. The workshop emphasis will be on the Structural Engineer Exam Part I as it relates to bridge design using AASHTO Standard Specification for Highway Bridges, 17th Edition 2002.
The following topics will be covered: Reservations (required) - call Donna Childs at 312/649.4600 by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 16th . Planning, Meeting and Discussion: Green Awareness in the Office 5:30 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Vuk Vujovic, Assoc. AIA, newly appointed director of sustainable design at Legat Architects, will open a conversation on cultivating green awareness in design firms. How do different firms approach sustainability, particularly the management of "green" resources, products, development of a green library, and sharing knowledge within the staff. What works in your firm? What programs could the Environment KC present that would help you and your firm go green - or greener? Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
Julie Snow: Recent and Upcoming Work 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Julie Snow, principal, Julie Snow Architects Snow is one of the contributors to CAF's current exhibition, Five Architects Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line Is the Grass Greener? Career Alternatives for Architects 5:30 P.M. - AIA Chicago, 1049 Merchandise Mart Becoming an architect means…many choices! Individuals who started with an architectural education and moved into related fields will explain their choices and discuss options. Speakers: Robin Coffey, senior vice president/director of community affairs, Harris Bank; Mark Kruse, Assoc. AIA, director of corporate real estate, CNA Insurance Companies; Paul Clausen, senior project manager/construction management, Rodriguez & Associates. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
Farnsworth House PLUS by Bus
Tour by deluxe motor coach traces the Chicago career of the 20th century’s most influential modernist architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, including a selection of his most important buildings and an extended visit to Farnsworth House, considered by many the iconic masterpiece of the Modernist movement.
First stop is 860-880 North Lakeshore Drive, the buildings that launched the modern skyscraper, and the neighboring Esplanade Apartments. We enjoy views of the IBM Building (the last project directly supervised by Mies) and the Federal Center complex on the way to our next stop, the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology. Here we visit either the award winning S.R. Crown Hall or IIT Commons, Mies’s first “clear span” building, depending on availability. (Crown Hall is undergoing restoration).
Then on to Farnsworth House, designed by Mies as an idyllic retreat on the Fox River and jointly owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Landmark Preservation Council of Illinois. The tour is led by CAF docents, with LPCI docents guiding at Farnsworth House, and includes a box lunch at the Homestead B&B in Plano (The Lewis Steward House, 1854), an evocative historic site that helps set the stage for Mies’s revolutionary vision. Information: http://www.architecture.org/ Prepaid, non-refundable reservations required. Call 312/922-3432, ext. 240.
Walk-ins are welcome if space permits. Spas for Health: Designing Integrated Spa and Medical Environments 5:30 P.M. - Merchandise Mart Conference Center, 350 N. Orleans St., 2nd floor Janice Gronvold is founder and director of Spectrec which consults on business development in the spa, health, and resort industries. Her presentation will include a brief overview of spas found historically in different cultures as manifested in architectural form. Through the use of leading projects in the United States and abroad, she will discuss how national and international trends are impacting design and emerging services for healthcare and therapeutic medical environments. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770 Structure First: A Textile Eye 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Suzanne Tick currently runs her own consulting and design studio in New York’s SoHo, serves as creative director for Knoll Textiles, and also designs woven carpets with her partner at Tuva Looms. Her luxurious, Japanese inspired, contemporary textiles are technologically innovative using non-traditional materials that often appear natural and organic despite their synthetic make up. Tick has received several design distinctions, and her work has been included in MOMA’s exhibition “Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles,” and the Denver Art Museum’s exhibition “U.S. Design from 1975-2000. RSVP online or call:: 312/922.3432 x266 Information
Exhibition opening: Marion Mahony Griffin: Drawing the Form of Nature 10:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. - Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston Opening day of an exhibition, which will run through December 4th, that will be the first devoted entirely to Mahony Griffin’s graphic work and represents a new critical appreciation of her art as a largely independent and significant practice. Standard histories of early twentieth-century architects and architecture have not fully recognized the contributions of Marion Mahony Griffin. She is usually considered, along with her husband, Walter Burley Griffin, as a minor contributor to Prairie School architecture. Mahony Griffin’s graphic art is defined by her innovative representations of the natural landscape. Botanical forms are woven into her architectural presentation drawings and murals and are also influential to her architectural designs and the subject of her little-known series of Australian flora. This Block-organized exhibition will interpret Mahony Griffin’s treatment of vegetation as seen in her American domestic architectural commissions and Australian botanical studies. A catalogue with critical essays and full color images will accompany the exhibition. Information or call:: 847/491.4000
Tour: Riverside Water Tower Restoration 10:00 A.M.. - Riverside Water Tower, 10 Pine St., Riverside The Riverside Water Tower is currently undergoing a comprehensive exterior restoration which will be completed in September 2005. Designed by William Le Baron Jenney, the 1871 tower is the icon of its village. Project architect Bill McMillan, AIA (Antunovich Associates) will present its history, restoration plan, and future adaptive reuse. Limited to 30 participants. Register for this event. Information: 312/670.7770
Celebrating 25 years of the Chicago Seven 6:00 P.M. - Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 East Chicago Join invited architects Tom Beebe, Larry Booth, Stuart Cohen, Jim Freed, Jim Nagle, Ben Weese, and Stanley Tigerman as they discuss the future of the architectural discipline on the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Seven, a diverse group of architects who held a series of influential exhibitions and symposia to encourage new approaches to architecture in Chicago. This program is co-organized by the Chicago Architectural Club. Register online or call:: 312/397-4010 x266 Information Trump International Hotel & Tower, and the Burj Dubai: An Aerial Portrait 6:00 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan The leading design and engineering expertise of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has created some of the most notable and innovative skyscrapers in the world. Architect Adrian Smith, and structural engineer William Baker will present SOM’s latest feats- the much anticipated Trump International Hotel & Tower currently under construction along the Chicago River, and the super tall Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Register online or call:: 312/922.3432 x266 Information
Wilbert Hasbrouck on Glessner House and the Chicago Architectural Club 12:15 P.M. - John Buck Gallery, Chicago Architecture Foundation, 224 South Michigan Wilbert Hasbrouck, FAIA, author of The Chicago Architectural Club: Prelude to the Modern. Information: 312/922.3432 x266 or on-line 6:00 P.M. - Haworth showroom, 349 Merchandise Mart A historical perspective on Chicago's women in architecture by Susan King, AIA, LEED AP, Associate at HarleyEllis. She has been a CWA president and a long time contributor to the organization. She is currently chair of the AIA Chicago Committee on the Environment. RSVP via email or call 312/409.8855
Sustainable Waterfronts, Learning from the Dutch Experience 8:30 A.M. - 4:45 P.M. - Hermann Union (HUB) Building at the Illinois Institute of Technology, 3241 S. Federal Register here. Information on the web, or call 312/856 0110, Extension 512 Three Generations of Classical Architects: The Renewal of Modern Architecture 3:00- 6:00 P.M.(registration) 6:00 P.M. (reception and keynote by Robert Adam) - University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana Register here. Information on the web, or call Susan Gill at 547/631.2872, Ext. 512
Sustainable Waterfronts, Learning from the Dutch Experience Closing day of two-day conference - see September 29th entry for information. Three Generations of Classical Architects: The Renewal of Modern Architecture 9:00- 7:00 P.M.(dinner) 6:00 P.M.- University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana Register here. Information on the web, or call Susan Gill at 547/631.2872, Ext. 512 |
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