What’s New at the CAC!

Exhibit Updates

We have a lot of changes coming to our exhibits. Below is a brief summary. As soon as dates and content are confirmed, information sessions will be scheduled for Exhibit Hosts.

ENERGY REVOLUTION: Creating Our Carbon-Free Future
April–November 2020

Developed in partnership by CAC programs staff and curatorial consultants at Farr Associates, “Energy Revolution” communicates clearly and with justifiable urgency the choices required for Chicago to achieve net-zero carbon consumption. Housed in the Usher Lambe Rotating Gallery on the Center’s second floor, “Energy Revolution” is made possible by Exhibit Sponsor ComEd and a grant from the Illinois Science Energy and Innovation Foundation.

RETHINKING AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES
Late spring 2020

Did you know 30 percent of adults in the U.S. live alone? That nuclear families comprise only 20 percent of contemporary households? This new spotlight in the Chicago Gallery, featuring concepts and ideas from local architects and sponsored by AARP, imagines a future neighborhood that offers more flexible approaches to housing, to be more supportive of the various ways people live today.

NET-ZERO SKYSCRAPERS
February 2020

Eight students from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design were challenged to conceptualize tall buildings that generate at least as much power as they consume. See scale models of these sustainable towers of the future, on loan to the CAC for a limited time and free to view with or without Center admission. This will be located in the atrium/orientation area.

BUILDING TALL
Spring 2020

Presentation models of some of the world’s newest, tallest high-rises are en route to the Drake Family Skyscraper Gallery. See where the cutting edges of architectural design and engineering intersect with global ambition and the pursuit of ever-greater urban density.

Marketing / Advertising

Refreshed CAC branding developed with The Specialists hits the street with a full-page advertorial for Chicago magazine and a half-page ad for Where magazine.

Press / Media

“Illinois Office of Tourism issues grants to more than 20 organizations” (including the CAC) Chicago Business Journal and other outlets
“These are the architecture tours worth taking in Chicago” (nearly half of which are CAC tours) Curbed Chicago
“Frank Lloyd Wright Buffs Gathered for a Lecture About His World Heritage Sites” ADPRO from Architectural Digest

Here’s a question and answer we really love:

Engineered Systems Magazine: “What caused you to, or when did you, fall in love with engineering?”

IMEG Corp. Director of Visual Design Sarah Garthaus: “I took the Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise tour right before I was required to make decisions on my college applications. That is where I discovered that buildings are cool. That trip inspired me to study architecture, and even though that particular career path did not stick, I wanted to stay in the AEC industry. I was lucky enough to find a niche position at a company that rewards employees who have a passion for innovation.”

Website / Online

There’s a slew of events and updated webpages now online — post and link away!

Engineering Fest
Design Your Neighborhood
Girls Build! Tiny Homes
Saturday Studio: Interior Design with OKW
Saturday Studio: Construction Site Visit with Clune Construction
Architecture Camp
LEGO Build: 150 N Riverside
CAC Member Night

PS: And if you haven’t heard…..

The CAC received a 2020 Chicago Concierge Favorites Award for Culture and Attractions

“Treasures of Chicago’s Golden Age” received Get Your Guide’s “Best Tour on Two Feet” Award

 

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