Fall Center Hours Update
📢 Attention Volunteers! Starting November 1st, the Chicago Architecture Center will begin our fall center hours. đź•™ New Hours: Sunday to Thursday: 10 AM - 5 PM Friday and Saturday:…
How I Beat SOM
By Cynthia Bates, Class of 2016 In the fall of 1999, I was working at ad agency Hal Riney & Partners, in the beautiful Railway Exchange Building at 224 S…
All About Us: Chicago Reader Impressed By Graceland Cemetery Tour
Props to our very own Sylvia Dunbeck, Class of 1987. The Reader’s Deanna Isaacs recently took Sylvia’s Graceland Cemetery tour and in their October 16, 2024 issue, said that: “Dunbeck,…
Standing Ovation for the Ironworkers
By Ingrid Nelson, Class of 2019 More than 45 docents and staff gave a standing ovation after watching “Better than Perfect: The Story of Cloudgate” on Sept. 18th in Gand…
Volunteer Background Survey
Dear Docents and Volunteers First, thank you to all of you who have already filled out the Volunteer Background survey. We already have over a 50% response rate! To ensure…
All About Us – October 2024 – Kimberly Kanakes Does the Chicago Marathon
Congratulations to Class of 2023 docent Kimberly Kanakes for completing the Bank of America marathon last Sunday!  We are very proud of your awesome achievement! Although she has now run two…
You won’t want to miss the all-star lineup at All Docent Day 2024!
You won’t want to miss the all-star lineup at All Docent Day 2024! We’re featuring these Fab Four speakers who are integrally involved in Designing the Livable City (our 2024…
All About Us, October 2024 – River Cruise Docent Thank You
AGRA FAMILY THANKS RIVER CRUISE DOCENTS Probably due to the glorious weather, the annual “thank you” tour for River Cruise docents was jam packed with lots and lots of people…
Meet Caroline Duda
By Ellen Schubart, Class of 2006 You might think of her as the person who first welcomed you to CAC, who first interviewed you when you applied to be a…
Chicago Marathon This Weekend!
As the Chicago Marathon approaches this weekend, please be aware of anticipated street closures and traffic disruptions across the city. Travel can be difficult, so plan ahead and give yourself…