Letter from the CEO & President
Dear Board, Docents and Staff, This quarter was full of energy at the Chicago Architecture Center, and not just because it was peak season for our walking tours and river…
Welcome Dance, Indigenous People's Day, Evanston Township High School, October 2024 (Jeff Hirsh photo)
Indigenous Wisdom and the Founding of Chicago
By Carol Muskin, Education Guide When we talk about Chicago’s architecture, we tend to focus on the last 200 years, the period after European-Americans came to dominate the area where…
Rick Lightburn, 2008 – I Love Having an Audience
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 Rick is a many-degreed docent. His first was a BA degree in philosophy from St. Johns College in Santa Fe, N.M. But his subsequent…
Writers Welcome!
Hello Docent and Volunteer friends: Do you enjoy reading about architecture and design in Chicago and the world? Do you want to learn more about lesser-known architects? Are you inspired…
Life Safety Training Opportunity – Safe Chicago Workshop
We're excited to introduce Safe Chicago, an essential life safety course presented by the City of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications. For the first time, this hands-on workshop…
Box Links Refreshed
All Box links have been refreshed! If you previously saved a Box link in an alternative location, please ensure you return to the original source to access the most up-to-date…
Celebrating Open House Chicago’s Success!
We're still buzzing with excitement from this year's Open House Chicago, and the preliminary results are in! Your hard work, dedication, and creativity truly shone through, and it shows in…
January Better Impact Schedule Opening on Nov 9th!
📅January Schedule Opening Update! 📅 Since this Saturday is All Docent Day and many of our volunteers will be busy, January's Better Impact schedule will open up next Saturday Nov…
The Trustees System Services Building
By Marcia Ross, Class of 1994 Photographs by Larry Ross unless noted The Trustees System Services building, known today as Century Tower, is a lesser-known gem among Chicago’s Art Deco…
Kudos, October 2024
Mary Allan, Mary Ludgen 1989, Mary Sarthy 2024, Mary Wacker 2015, Mary Willer 2009 River Cruise, October 2024 Wonderful tour with extremely knowledgeable expert tour guide, thank you so much…