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JUNE 28, 2022 • ISSUE 66
DON'T MISS OUT ON ARCHITECTURE AFTER HOURS
Exclusive early pricing for Architecture After Hours ends soon! Get your tickets today and enjoy special access to our popular exhibits including Energy Revolution and our one-of-a-kind city model. You can cheers courtesy of Revolution Brewing while listening to music from a local DJ and taking in the most picture-worthy sunset view of the skyline.
Grab a ticket for you and a friend—use promo code BIRD to purchase two tickets for the price of one before July 1 at 11:59pm!
Design Innovation: Housing for LGBTQ+ Communities
June kicked off the 53rd year of pride for the LGBTQ+ community. In Chicago, pride flags were erected across the city and events celebrating the community commenced. In the past 53 years, the LGBTQ+ community has made incredible strides in advocating for their equal rights. Their advocacy work has addressed issues of employment stability and safety. Now, they are turning their attention to the intergenerational need for housing. LGBTQ+ youth make up 40% of houseless populations, and community elders need housing that addresses their aging needs.
With innovative approaches and consideration of the community’s needs, architects across the world are designing housing solutions. In Chicago, organizations like One Roof Chicago partnered with WJW Architects to design intergenerational housing for the LGBTQ+ community. This pioneering approach bridges the needs of houseless youth and aging elders while creating an intergenerational space to occupy together, exemplifying how architecture plays an essential role in addressing the needs of communities.
Read more about a mix of built and in-progress innovative designs across the globe that are addressing the needs of LGBTQ+ communities.
GREENING BY EXAMPLE: A WORLD OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN CHICAGO
Thursday, July 7 at 6:00pm
There are differing paths to achieving energy efficiency in buildings. Hear from the architects behind three trailblazing local projects pointing the way toward a more resilient future: Willis Tower’s $500 million green makeover; an award-winning affordable housing development in East Garfield Park; and a net-zero community center in Oak Park. What will it take to normalize sustainable design in our region as the climate crisis deepens?
MARVELOUS MIDWAY
Step back in time to the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition on the Marvelous Midway tour and discover the lasting legacy of the fair's Midway.
ROGERS PARK: MILES OF MURALS
Explore 14 completed paintings along Rogers Park: Miles of Murals on this uniquely vibrant, bold and bright tour.
ARCHITECTURE OF THE MAGNIFICENT MILE
Discover how simple buildings along a dirt road known as Pine Street developed into today's globally iconic Architecture of the Magnificent Mile.
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BECOME A CAC DOCENT!
We are recruiting applicants for our next docent training class. Register to learn more about CAC’s application process and training requirements at our upcoming virtual information session on July 20 at 5:30pm. To RSVP, please send an email to volunteer@architecture.org.
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