MOVE UPDATE July 6, 2018
Much of the update has to do with moving as of August 1.
1. All tours begin from 111 E. Wacker Dr. as of Aug. 1. If you have no certification date and/or will not be certified by then, do not schedule yourself for a tour in August. Once you are certified, you can sign up for the tours that leave CAC.
2. To help everyone, the week of July 23 through 28 has been set aside for orientations. Those will be held at 224 S. Michigan in the lecture hall. Some days have one session, some two. Pick the time that works out best for you and sign up. We need everyone to know about the new center and how taking a tour out works. You can sign up here: CAC Orientation RSVP.
3. Finally, many people have asked what to say to our tourists when we give tours between now and Aug. 1. The Marketing Department has suggested the following “elevator speech” to use. You want to be upbeat, remind people, particularly those who are members, that the new tours will be different than what they have taken before and the new center offers new opportunities. Here’s the suggested riff – of course you don’t need to do this verbatim but just to give you an idea. The keywords here are “hub and gateway”:
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If you haven’t heard yet, the new Chicago Architecture Center is opening August 31 at 111 East Wacker Drive, at the intersection of Wacker and Michigan—just above the dock for our River Cruise.
The Center will be a hub and gateway for visitors to discover Chicago’s architecture—through tours, programs and exhibits. At the Center, you can take a tour, attend a program in our lecture hall, bring your kids to our design studio AND explore nearly 10,000 square feet of new exhibits! Our members will get great benefits at the Chicago Architecture Center, including access to more than 65 FREE walking tours, a buy-one-get-one-FREE river cruise benefit, and of course, FREE admission to the Center year-round.
Consider joining today to get special early access to the Center when it opens Labor Day weekend. You can purchase tour tickets, buy a membership, register for programs or just learn more about the Center by visiting architecture.org. And don’t forget to mark our grand opening on August 31 on your calendar!