Kudos–June, 2024
Jim Bartholomew 2008 or Jim Javorcic 1999 River Cruise, June 2024 Jim was a spectacular guide and taught us so much in a short time. The captain and staff were…
Docent Tour to Cleveland
by Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 Photographs as noted below Cleveland, with its 19th-century buildings, downtown plazas, and a neighborhood with museums galore, is a fascinating city. Astride the Cuyahoga…
Kudos to All: Contributions of Docents
Voice of the People. Chicago Tribune, June 23, 2024 Cultural institutions are more than buildings, housing objects and exhibits; they are places to learn and explore, especially if you take…
Meet Jared Miller
by Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 He’s a traveler, a guy with many places on his bucket list. This despite having already visited much of Europe during his university days…
Teen Fellows Program Empowers Aspiring Architects
By Brent Brotine, Exhibit Host, Education Guide and John Ivory, Education Guide, Docent Class of 2023 Photographs by Gina Wang Imagine having the opportunity, as a high school student, to…
Say “Cheese” at DAN
Psst! Are you attending DAN? We hope so. Don't forget to stop by the photo station while you're under the beautiful GAR dome. CAC Marketing staff will be taking photos…
Globetrotting – Touring Architecture in London
by Jessica Williams, Class of 2017 Photos by the author unless noted London offers an architectural assortment—from the very old to the very new, as well as the adaptively reused.…
Burt Michaels, 2019 – “It’s like tuition-free grad school.”
By Brent Hoffmann, class of 2005 You may not have met him, as he’s fairly new--a Bovine, class of 2019. But you’ve likely read one of Burt’s articles -- replete…
William Le Baron Jenney and Oscar Felicien Dubuis- Landscape Architects
by Ron Becker, Class of 2019 If Chicago is determined that it had lived up to its motto, Urbs in Horto, during its first century, much of the credit is…
Holiday Greetings from our Docent Troubadour
Seldom has a post on The Bridge engendered the level of enthusiasm that 2023 Docent John Slivka's song "Urbs in Horto" created. You could even say that John is the…