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Tuesday,
September 12
Partner Events
Terence Gower: Havana Case Study
Exhibition Opening, 6:00 PM, Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society
Palais de Tokyo | Singing Stones
Exhibition Opening, 8:00 PM, DuSable Museum of African American History
Wednesday,
September 13
Partner Events
Clear Your History: Data, Transparency, and the City
Lecture/Panel, 4:15 PM, SAIC Ballroom - MacLean Center
Thursday,
September 14
Partner Events
2017 Design Matters Conference
Workshop/Activity, 7:30 AM
SPACEBUSTER / We Like America
Reception/Social, 12:00 PM, Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar – 960 W 31st St Chicago
SOM: Engineering x [Art + Architecture]
Exhibition Opening, 5:00 PM, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP and Mana Contemporary Chicago
Everything Old is New Again: Digital History and Digital Practice in Architecture
Lecture/Panel, 5:30 PM, DePaul University - Richardson Library Room 115
David Hartt: in the forest
Exhibition Opening, 6:00 PM, Graham Foundation
Jaume Plensa: Secret Garden, Opening Reception
Exhibition Opening, 6:00 PM, Gray Warehouse
Infinite Games at Open House Contemporary
Exhibition Opening, 6:30 PM, Open House Contemporary
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Friday,
September 15
Partner Events
2017 Design Matters Conference
Workshop/Activity, 7:30 AM
Jaume Plensa: Secret Garden, Exhibition Walkthrough
Lecture/Panel, 10:30 AM, Gray Warehouse
SPACEBUSTER / We Like America
Reception/Social, 12:00 PM, Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar – 960 W 31st St Chicago
YOU WILL NOT SEE ME: Video Art in Unconventional Spaces in Chicago
Exhibition Opening, 1:00 PM
¡Sí, Se Puede!
Exhibition Opening, 5:00 PM, Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College Chicago
STREET LEVEL
Exhibition Opening, 5:00 PM, Hokin Project Gallery at Columbia College
range
Performance, 6:30 PM, Columbia College
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Saturday,
September 16
Biennial Events
The MCHAP tête-à-tête: Dialogues around the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
Lecture/Panel, 9:00 AM, Illinois Institute of Technology
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Gerard & Kelly: Modern Living
Performance, 1:00 PM, Farnsworth House
SO-IL & Ana Prvački: L’air pour l’air
Performance, 3:00 PM, Garfield Park Conservatory
Partner Events
off the wall: Amanda Williams Confronts Urban Renewal on Public Bus Benches
Exhibition Opening, All Day, Monique Meloche Gallery
Jensen Formal Garden Public Art Project
Exhibition Opening, 7:00 AM, Humboldt Park
Jesús Chamizo, The Architect of Images/Jesús Chamizo, El Arquitecto de Imágenes
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Instituto Cervantes Chicago
The Unsolicited Sideshow
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Athletic Association
From Wright’s Chicago Studio to International Masterpiece
Tour, 9:15 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Michael Rakowitz: Backstroke of the West
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Superfluous: An Architectural Project
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Alliance Française de Chicago
UChicago Architecture Biennial Shuttles
Tour, 10:00 AM, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Chicago Works: Amanda Williams
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Chicago's River Edge Ideas Lab
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Expo 72
Glessner House Museum: September Behind-the-Scenes Architecture Tour
Tour, 10:00 AM, Glessner House Museum
Evidence and Narrative in Architectural History
Lecture/Panel, 10:00 AM, School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Sharp Building Room 327
Workshop 4200 presents Matthew Hoffman's "Find Your Way"
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Workshop 4200
Past Forward: Architecture and Design at the Art Institute
Exhibition Opening, 10:30 AM, Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: I Am You with Brennan Gerard and Ryan Kelly
Tour, 10:30 AM, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
AIA Chicago Made: Exhibition of Objects Designed by Architects
Exhibition Opening, 11:00 AM, Chicago Design Museum
Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties
Exhibition Opening, 11:00 AM, Alphawood Gallery
Krueck+Sexton: Reflections - From There to Here
Exhibition Opening, 11:00 AM, Volume Gallery
Conversations on Community Spaces
Exhibition Opening, 11:00 AM, National Hellenic Museum
Anne Lindberg: New Monumental Drawings
Exhibition Opening, 11:00 AM, Carrie Secrist Gallery
on the wall: Karen Reimer
Exhibition Opening, 11:00 AM, Monique Meloche Gallery
A Room Has Its Own Voice
Exhibition Opening, 12:00 PM, 6018North
SPACEBUSTER / We Like America
Reception/Social, 12:00 PM, Maria’s Packaged Goods and Community Bar – 960 W 31st St Chicago
Crosstalk: Conversations on Architecture and Citizenship
Lecture/Panel, 1:00 PM, SAIC - LeRoy Neiman Center
YOU WILL NOT SEE ME: Video Art in Unconventional Spaces in Chicago
Exhibition Opening, 1:00 PM
In Wood We Trust
Exhibition Opening, 1:00 PM, 6018North
Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects (OPA) in Conversation with Sean Keller
Lecture/Panel, 2:00 PM, UChicago Arts: Nuclear Thresholds
IIT College of Architecture/MHCAP + SANAA: Lake 33rd, Bronzeville
Lecture/Panel, 2:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater
Thomas Teurlai: Score for bodies and machines
Performance, 2:30 PM, DuSable Museum of African American History
MCA In Progress: Artist Talk with Michael Rakowitz and Omar Kholeif
Lecture/Panel, 3:00 PM, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
UIC Symposium — Now + Then: Occasional History, Argument, and Drinking at Chicago
Lecture/Panel, 4:00 PM, School of Architecture at UIC
Chicago 00: Century of Progress
Workshop/Activity, 4:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Anne Lindberg + David J. Lewis: Under and Over Drawing, A Conversation
Lecture/Panel, 5:30 PM, Carrie Secrist Gallery
Shoot Yr Shot: Visual Receipts of Chicago's Street Art and Cultural Renaissance
Exhibition Opening, 6:00 PM, Rootwork Gallery
(Another) Rear Window
Exhibition Opening, 7:30 PM, Future Firm
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Sunday,
September 17
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
From Wright’s Chicago Studio to International Masterpiece
Tour, 12:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Comfort Society Lecture Series
Lecture/Panel, 1:00 PM, Comfort Station
YOU WILL NOT SEE ME: Video Art in Unconventional Spaces in Chicago
Exhibition Opening, 1:00 PM
Burnham in Evanston
Tour, 1:00 PM, Evanston History Center
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Monday,
September 18
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Lapo Binazzi and Gianni Pettena in Conversation with Tim Parsons
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Art Institute of Chicago - Rubloff Auditorium
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Tuesday,
September 19
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Buildings 2.0 Conference
Lecture/Panel, 7:00 AM, UI LABS
Between States: Design Solutions for Chicago's 50 Wards
Exhibition Opening, 9:00 AM, Chicago Architecture Foundation Atrium Gallery
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Wednesday,
September 20
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Bauhaus Legacy?: Demystifying the Bauhaus in Chicago and Beyond
Lecture/Panel, 4:30 PM, Leroy Neiman Center
The Radicant City: Sustainable Living Space, with Jana Revedin
Lecture/Panel, 6:30 PM, Alliance Française de Chicago
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Thursday,
September 21
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Preservation Snapshots Lecture Series: Chicago Monumental
Lecture/Panel, 12:15 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
ELEVATION: The Rise of Beverly/Morgan Park
Exhibition Opening, 2:00 PM, Beverly Arts Center
The Chicago Project: Future Present – celebrating the genius of Chicago architecture through movement, image and sound
Performance, 3:00 PM, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts
Architecture Inside Out: Artist Talk with Tom Rossiter
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Primitive Showroom & Gallery
[tiny garage] Experimental Sound Series
Performance, 7:00 PM, Defibrillator Gallery
Ongoing Events
Michele Spanghero: MONOLOGUE FOR TWO
Friday,
September 22
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
The Chicago Project: Future Present – celebrating the genius of Chicago architecture through movement, image and sound
Performance, 3:00 PM, The Ruth Page Center for the Arts
Rare Earth: A Speakeasy of Sound and Images
Exhibition Opening, 6:00 PM, Arts Incubator
Unsolicited Sideshow: Tank Takeover 1
Performance, 6:00 PM, Chicago Athletic Association
Saturday,
September 23
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Rooting of Oaks of North Lawndale
Reception/Social, 10:00 AM, Nichols Tower
SAIC at Homan Square Open House
10:00 AM, Nichols Tower
Edgar Miller, Architecture, and the Decorative Arts
Workshop/Activity, 1:00 PM, The Glasner Studio at Kogen-Miller Studios
The Unmentioned: Chicago Women in Architecture that Broke the Glass Ceiling
Tour, 3:00 PM, Cloud Gate - Millenium Park
Public celebration of In Wood We Trust, A Room Has Its Own Voice, and Mykitas Epoch – Habitat
Reception/Social, 4:00 PM, 6018North
Sunday,
September 24
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Monday,
September 25
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Tuesday,
September 26
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
White Wanderer: Creating a Climate Change Soundtrack
Lecture/Panel, 6:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater
Partner Events
Betweeness: Art, Architecture & Activism
Workshop/Activity, 4:00 PM, National Museum of Mexican Art
Chicago’s Architectural Past: NOW - Creating 360° Immersive Tours of Sacred Spaces
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Chicago History Museum
Rooftop Architectural Films
Film Screening, 6:30 PM, Ace Hotel Chicago
Wednesday,
September 27
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Third Coast Atlas: Prelude to a Plan
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Graham Foundation
Smart Museum Fall Opening Reception
Exhibition Opening, 6:30 PM, Smart Museum of Art
Thursday,
September 28
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
What is Organic Architecture Today?
Lecture/Panel, 2:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Designed for Feeling Good, Feeling Better
Lecture/Panel, 5:30 PM, Pella Crafted Luxury Showroom
Ângela Ferreira: Zip Zap and Zumbi - Curator's Tour
Tour, 5:30 PM, DePaul Art Museum
2017 Small Project Awards: Small But Mighty
5:45 PM, Merchandise Mart #100
[tiny garage] Experimental Sound Series
Performance, 7:00 PM, Defibrillator Gallery
Friday,
September 29
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Mark Fell with Katherine Young: 7 Facts In Logical Space
Performance, 8:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Saturday,
September 30
Biennial Events
Sight Six: Chicago Architecture Biennial Poster Exhibition
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Nuclear Thresholds
Exhibition Opening, All Day, UChicago Arts: Nuclear Thresholds
Designed Awareness | | | Youth + Community Design Challenge
Workshop/Activity, 9:00 AM, Boombox Wicker Park
Savageness, or There are veins embraced in the property
Performance, 6:00 PM, 6018North
Sunday,
October 1
Biennial Events
Thinking Into the Future: Designing With Light
Lecture/Panel, 2:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Preston Bradley Hall
Partner Events
Designed Awareness | | | Youth + Community Design Challenge
Workshop/Activity, 9:00 AM, Boombox Wicker Park
Chicago Architecture Book Festival
Workshop/Activity, 12:00 PM, Columbia College
Crowd Out: A 1,000-voice experience by and for the people of Chicago
Performance, 3:00 PM, Millennium Park
Tuesday,
October 3
Biennial Events
Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle & Hannah B Higgins
Lecture/Panel, 6:30 PM, Chicago Cultural Center - Claudia Cassidy Theater
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago’s Architectural Past: NOW - Chicagoland Prize Homes
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Chicago History Museum
Dan Peterman—Slipping and Jamming: Variable Installation of Z-Forms, Opening Reception
Exhibition Opening, 6:00 PM, William Eckhardt Research Center lobby
Wednesday,
October 4
Biennial Events
Building With Digital Fragments
Lecture/Panel, 5:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Jens Jensen: The Living Green
Film Screening, 6:30 PM, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
bLumen & Westside Wednesdays Celebration
Reception/Social, 5:00 PM, Homan Park Community Center
First Wednesdays at CiaoChicago: An Italian Design Night
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Ciao Chicago
Thursday,
October 5
Biennial Events
Matter/Structure/Architecture: A Conversation with Yasmil Raymond and Tomás Saraceno
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Friday,
October 6
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Gallery Talk: Color Studies
Lecture/Panel, 12:00 PM, Art Institute of Chicago
Beverly Arts Center Happy Hour for a Cause
Reception/Social, 4:00 PM, Beverly Arts Center
Saturday,
October 7
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Second Presbyterian Church - Basement to Belfry: October Tour
Tour, 10:00 AM, Second Presbyterian Church
UChicago Architecture Biennial Shuttles
Tour, 10:00 AM, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Opening Closings: Reactivating Closed Chicago Public Schools
Workshop/Activity, 11:00 AM, Former Anthony Overton Elementary School
Logan Center Five Year Bash
Workshop/Activity, 11:30 AM, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Beverly Art Walk at the Beverly Arts Center
Tour, 12:00 PM, Beverly Arts Center
Thiago de Paula Souza
Lecture/Panel, 2:00 PM, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Cauleen Smith: If Thoughts Could Heal
Performance, 2:00 PM, DuSable Museum of African American History
Sunday,
October 8
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Monday,
October 9
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
Do Ho Suh
Lecture/Panel, 6:00 PM, Art Institute of Chicago - Rubloff Auditorium
Tuesday,
October 10
Biennial Events
Spray Runners with Miguel Aguilar
Lecture/Panel, 3:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
CANCELLED: Fashion + Body + Beats with Cheryl Pope
Workshop/Activity, 3:00 PM, Chicago Cultural Center
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
H. H. Richardson and the Ames Family: The Architecture of Scandal and Redemption
Lecture/Panel, 7:00 PM, Glessner House Museum
Wednesday,
October 11
Partner Events
Chicago Architectural Club: Burnham Prize
Exhibition Opening, 10:00 AM, Chicago Cultural Center
