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Monday,
October 23
Partner Events
Power and Identity: Crafting a New Narrative for Women in Architecture
Lecture/Panel, 9:00 AM, Dentons - Willis Tower Skydeck
Spotlight: Architecture+Space+Design at the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
Film Screening, 10:00 AM, AMC River East 21
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Tuesday,
October 24
Biennial Events
Characters in the Theater of Everyday Life
Lecture/Panel, 6:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater
Partner Events
Power and Identity: Crafting a New Narrative for Women in Architecture
Lecture/Panel, 9:00 AM, Dentons - Willis Tower Skydeck
Spotlight: Architecture+Space+Design at the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
Film Screening, 10:00 AM, AMC River East 21
Chicago Landmark Awards for Preservation Excellence
Lecture/Panel, 4:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Mixed Feelings: Cultural Memory, Erasure, and Chicago’s Public Art
Workshop/Activity, 6:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Wednesday,
October 25
Biennial Events
Van Alen Variety Show
Performance, 5:30 PM, Garfield Park Conservatory
Partner Events
Spotlight: Architecture+Space+Design at the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
Film Screening, 10:00 AM, AMC River East 21
Autoconstrucción: The Water Trilogy
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Block Museum at Northwestern University
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Thursday,
October 26
Biennial Events
Amanda Williams: Art, Architecture, and the Urban at the SJ Johnson Golden Rondelle
Lecture/Panel, 7:00 PM, SC Johnson Golden Rondelle
Partner Events
Spotlight: Architecture+Space+Design at the 53rd Chicago International Film Festival
Film Screening, 10:00 AM, AMC River East 21
Crossroads Conversations: Public Space Discussion
Workshop/Activity, 12:30 PM
2017 Small Project Awards: At Home
Reception/Social, 5:45 PM, Merchandise Mart #100
Chicago's Architectural Past: NOW - Excavating the Charnley-Persky House: Archaeology of Chicago’s Gold Coast, 1880–1920
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Chicago History Museum
Back on the Cutting Edge: Building 21st-Century Technology into Wright’s Unity Temple
Lecture/Panel, 7:00 PM, Unity Temple
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Friday,
October 27
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Saturday,
October 28
Biennial Events
Biennial Teen Studio: Chicago Cultural Center
Workshop/Activity, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Biennial Teen Studio: Hamilton Park
Workshop/Activity, 11:00 AM, Hamilton Park
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Calling all Citymakers...
Lecture/Panel, 2:00 PM, Stony Island Arts Bank
Palais de Tokyo | Singing Stones Closing Reception
Exhibition Opening, 2:00 PM, DuSable Museum of African American History
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Sunday,
October 29
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Monday,
October 30
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Moshe Safdie: Humanizing Megascale
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Graham Foundation
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Tuesday,
October 31
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Wednesday,
November 1
Partner Events
Cities of Italy, Metropolitan Areas and Urban Dynamics
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Ciao Chicago
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Biennial Teen Studio: Thurgood Marshall Library
Workshop/Activity, 4:00 PM, Thurgood Marshall Library
Building a new New World: Amerikanizm in Russian Architecture
Lecture/Panel, 5:00 PM, Block Museum of Art
Simon Sadler: One modernism? One history? One world?
Lecture/Panel, 5:30 PM, DePaul Art Museum
Cities of Italy, Metropolitan Areas and Urban Dynamics
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Ciao Chicago
Marc Dilet: TRANS-POSITIONS
Exhibition Opening, 6:30 PM, Alliance Française de Chicago
Moriyama San
Film Screening, 6:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Thursday,
November 2
Biennial Events
CANCELLED: Cesar Pelli & Art Gensler: In Conversation
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Wintrust Arena
Columbus + Exhibit Columbus Curators Anne Surak and Jonathan Nesci
Film Screening, 7:00 PM, SC Johnson Golden Rondelle
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Friday,
November 3
Biennial Events
Biennial Teen Studio: Illinois Institute of Technology
Workshop/Activity, 1:00 PM, 1060 E. 47th St
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Buildings and Blind Spots: Invention and Interpretations of Immediate and Imaginary Environments
Exhibition Opening, 5:00 PM, The Chicago Academy for the Arts
A Cast of Things by the Los Angeles Design Group: Exhibition Opening
Exhibition Opening, 5:00 PM, Los Angeles Design Group at bulthaup Chicago
Panel Critique with Architectural Scholars Cynthia Davidson, Penelope Dean, and Geoffrey Goldberg
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, The Arts Club of Chicago
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Saturday,
November 4
Biennial Events
Biennial Teen Studio: Chicago Cultural Center
Workshop/Activity, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
UChicago Architecture Biennial Shuttles
Tour, 10:00 AM, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Artist Talk: Martin Beck
Lecture/Panel, 3:00 PM, University of Chicago Swift Hall
Ongoing Events
Arquitectos X Perspectives (AxP)
Sunday,
November 5
Partner Events
The Chicago 7 Most Endangered Buildings - 2017 Coach Bus Tour
Tour, 10:00 AM, Preservation Chicago
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
From the Archives: A City of Neighborhoods
Film Screening, 2:00 PM, Chicago History Museum
Monday,
November 6
Partner Events
Housing, Otherwise
All Day
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Tuesday,
November 7
Partner Events
Housing, Otherwise
All Day
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Tom Rossiter: Architecture Inside Out Artist's Talk
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Primitive Gallery & Showroom
Wednesday,
November 8
Partner Events
Housing, Otherwise
All Day
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Then and Now: Conversations with Leading Chicago Architects 2
Lecture/Panel, 5:45 PM, DePaul Art Museum
Midtown Athletic Club, An Intersection of Local and International
Tour, 6:00 PM, Midtown Athletic Club Chicago
Columbus and Exhibit Columbus
Film Screening, 6:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater
Thursday,
November 9
Partner Events
Housing, Otherwise
All Day
Preservation Snapshots Lecture Series: A Living Tradition
Lecture/Panel, 12:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
The Impact of Technology and Transience on New Histories in Practice
5:00 PM, WeWork Event Space 17th Floor
Bowling: Water, Architecture, Urbanism UrbanLab, Sarah Dunn and Martin Felsen Grantee Talk and Book Launch
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Graham Foundation
Friday,
November 10
Partner Events
Housing, Otherwise
All Day
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Unsolicited Sideshow: Tank Takeover 3
Performance, 6:00 PM, Chicago Athletic Association
Saturday,
November 11
Biennial Events
Biennial Teen Studio: Chicago Cultural Center
Workshop/Activity, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Biennial Teen Studio: Gary Comer Youth Center
10:00 AM, Gary Comer Youth Center
Biennial Teen Studio: YWCA
Workshop/Activity, 10:00 AM, YWCA
Partner Events
Housing, Otherwise
All Day
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Sunday,
November 12
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
November Volunteer Refresher & Mixer
Reception/Social, 2:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Housing, Otherwise
All Day
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Hyde Park Art Center Super Sunday: Exhibitions Reception & Art Making Activities
Exhibition Opening, 1:00 PM, Hyde Park Art Center
Monday,
November 13
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Activating Heritage Conference
Lecture/Panel, 8:00 AM, DePaul University Loop Campus 8th Floor
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
The Chicago Project: Future Present Reprise
Performance, 5:00 PM, IIT Crown Hall
Arts & Innovation Series: Shaping Shifting Publics with Emmanuel Pratt and Dan Borelli
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Tuesday,
November 14
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
November Volunteer Refresher & Mixer
Reception/Social, 5:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Gallery Talk: Past Forward: Architecture & Design at the Art Institute
Lecture/Panel, 12:00 PM, Art Institute of Chicago
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Wednesday,
November 15
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Porosis / The Architecture of Nuno Brandão Costa
Workshop/Activity, 2:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Reflections on Make New History with Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee
Lecture/Panel, 6:30 PM, Art Institute of Chicago - Rubloff Auditorium
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Thursday,
November 16
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Making History—Frank Lloyd Wright at the Global Crossroads: Chicago/Tokyo/NYC/LA
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Making New Art and Architecture
Lecture/Panel, 7:00 PM, SC Johnson Golden Rondelle
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
THE POCKET GUIDE TO CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE
6:00 PM, Glessner House Museum
Friday,
November 17
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Oliver Elser: Models of Postmodernism–Postmodernisms Models
Lecture/Panel, 5:00 PM, Graham Foundation
Partner Events
Shop Talk: the Chicago Art Book Fair in the Rooms for Books
Workshop/Activity, 11:00 AM
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Mapping Chicago History: Looking for Clarity and Complexity
Lecture/Panel, 6:30 PM, Claudia Cassidy Theater – Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday,
November 18
Biennial Events
Chicago Schools: Authors, Audiences and History
Lecture/Panel, 9:00 AM, Illinois Institute of Technology
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Biennial Teen Studio: Chicago Cultural Center
Workshop/Activity, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Biennial Teen Studio: Beverly Art Center
Workshop/Activity, 1:00 PM, Beverly Arts Center
Public Gestures Symposium
Lecture/Panel, 4:00 PM, The LeRoy Neiman Center
Partner Events
The World is Old, History is New
Lecture/Panel, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Glessner House Museum: November Behind-the-Scenes Architecture Tour
Tour, 10:00 AM, Glessner House Museum
Jane's Walk Chicago: Dearborn Street Walk
Tour, 10:00 AM, Manhattan Building
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Art, Architecture, and Community, and the Right to the City
Workshop/Activity, 1:00 PM, The Glasner Studio at Kogen-Miller Studios
Capoeira Workshop and Performance with Gingarte
Workshop/Activity, 2:00 PM, DePaul Art Museum
Sunday,
November 19
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Kellogg’s New Global Hub: Talk/Tour with Dean Sally Blount + Bruce Kuwabara
Tour, 1:00 PM, Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University
Edward Hines National Forest Use Book: Readings and Discussion
Lecture/Panel, 2:30 PM, Hyde Park Art Center
Monday,
November 20
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Crossing Paths: The MTCC Competition, 20 Years Hence
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, Graham Resource Center - S.R. Crown Hall
Tuesday,
November 21
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Mansions in the Sky: Chicago Apartments Between the Wars
Lecture/Panel, 12:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater
Ongoing Events
Open Air Rooms: Mediterranean Architecture from Malaparte to Contemporary World
Wednesday,
November 22
Biennial Events
CINEMATIC ARCHITECTURE / MASTERCRIT
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
