Iceland – Land of Fire and Ice and Some Architecture Too
By Bill Page, Class of 2001 Photographs by Jan Page except as noted In June, my wife Jan and I visited Iceland, a fascinating country. Our tour was a cruise,…
Book Review: Architectural Guide Chicago: a Critic’s Guide to 100 Post-modern Buildings in Chicago from 1978 to 2025.
by Ellen Shubart, Docent Class of 2006 Author: Vladimir Belogolovsky DOM Publishers, Berlin, 2022 You have the AIA Guides and all the “See Chicago” books---do you need another guide to…
An Architect You Should Know: Benjamin H. Marshall, the Great Gatsby of Chicago
by Tom Stelmack, Class of 2017 I was first introduced to Benjamin H. Marshall when I noticed a contractor restoring the very dilapidated Atlantic Bank Bldg. on Michigan Ave. The…
Kudos, July, 2024
Cynthia Bates 2016 or Cynthia Panganiban 2019 A Walk thru Time, July 2024 Tour was fantastic. Cynthia was very knowledgeable regarding the history, architecture and engineering of the buildings we…
Ross Wirth, Docent Council President
President’s Letter, July, 2024
(500) Days of Summer My fellow docents – My goodness I’m behind on sharing a note with everyone – where has the time gone?! As I write this it’s going…
An Architect You Should Know: George Grant Elmslie
by Emily Clott, Class of 2012 While much has been written about Burnham, Sullivan, and Wright, there is a second tier of significant architects who worked and studied with them.…
River Otters
Chicago Urban Wildlife
by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 On June 2, 2024, the Chicago Tribune published an article describing how the built environment affects the mammal species seen in various Chicago neighborhoods.…
Kudos: CAC’s Old Post Office Tour in the News
Third Coast Review writer Nancy S. Bishop wanted to explore the Old Post Office and check out the multimillion dollar renovation for herself. She and her friends took the CAC…
Walk Through Time Tour: Fort Dearborn and Whistler’s Grandfather
by Tim Thurlow, Class of 2015 Photos by the author Today, nothing remains of Fort Dearborn except for metal markers implanted in the sidewalks around the intersection of Wacker Drive…
All About Us: June/July 2024
Robin Simon to Volunteer at Paris Olympics by Emily Clott, Class of 2012 Dreamers dream and planners plan. Docent Robin Simon (1997) is both. For years attending the Olympic Games…
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