October calendars open soon (August 5th). Here is a glimpse at the updated October 16-November 5th Tour Schedule:
What’s Happening at the CAC?
IN THE DESIGN STUDIO – Some of you may have noticed, but we have some visitors at the center! The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture has been utilizing our design studio as a classroom for a group of 14 students for their summertime Chicago Studio course. This group is developing plans for a hypothetical co-housing project in the Gold Coast. The group is usually here during our operating hours and will be using the design studio space until July 31st. Feel free to stop by and check out what they are up to!
They will also be hosting their mid-studio and final critiques in our Lecture Hall on July 17th and July 28th. This is our first guest studio and we are eager to see how it adds to the life and energy of the CAC!
CAC SUMMER CAMPS – We are also welcoming a variety of young students in our Lecture hall space this summer, as well!! Be sure to say hello if you see groups of our students and educators.
Here are some camps we have going on this summer:
- Designers Assemble (Jun 26th-June 30th, Ages 11-14)
- Join the CAC for a weeklong exploration on how the design process can be utilized when thinking of ways to heal habitats. Campers will discover how design and architecture can be used to address the environmental needs of one of four habitats. They will share their future visions for these habitats through the creation of a comic book.
- Eco-tecture (July 10th-July 14, Ages 8-10)
- Join the CAC for a weeklong exploration into the architecture of animal habitats in zoos and aquariums. Campers will explore how architects take on the challenges of replicating and integrating healthy ecosystems for animals. Campers will take on the challenge of designing one of four possible habitats to explore the importance of design and architecture in both nature and in urban settings. Centering the design process campers will create dioramas of their proposed designs.
- Girls Build! Summer Camp: The Urban Environment (July 24-July 28, Ages 12-15) – Offsite
- Join us in exploring how the design process can be utilized to improve urban environments. Girls will discover how female designers, architects, and activists have addressed the environmental needs of communities in their practices to improve health and living conditions in cities. The girls will share their future visions for the urban environments by creating a comic book that centers on female superheroes.
- Girls Build Summer Camp: Library Architecture & Community Design (August 7-August 11, Ages 12-15) – Offsite
- Join us in exploring the world of Library Architecture & Community-focused Design. The Girls Build! Program will engage young girls in a design challenge that will center their ideas on local architecture projects. The girls will share the future of libraries by creating digital floor plans and the creation of 3-D architecture models.
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Comp Ticket Request Form
Please utilize the “Comp Ticket Request Form” under quick links. All requests are processed by our Box Office Staff, so please allow at least 72 hours for all ticket requests.
UPDATED Neighborhood Tours Policy: Starting on June 1st, tickets for off-site tours will remain on sale until the tour begins. The Will Call lists will be posted on The Bridge at 5am on the day of the tour, but this list is advisory only. Tickets will remain on sale. Look for Will Call List under Quick Links. If the Will Call list is not posted, you can email ti*****@ar**********.org and staff will get an updated version up as soon as possible. If your tour is not listed on the current will call list, this means there are no sales but you still must show up for the tour.
Guests must sign up for neighborhood tours on line. We will now begin allowing walk-up purchases for neighborhood tours. This is now clearly stated on the CAC website. Notes under all neighborhood tours include this language:
- Access to building interiors featured on this tour may be subject to change, due to weekend and holiday schedules or unforeseen closures.
- Ticket price includes entrance to the Chicago Architecture Center within 7 days of your tour.
- View the CAC’s hours.
More Information on Mobile Ticket Sales can be found here: http://cacthebridge1966.com/?wpfb_dl=898
Please also be sure to fill out the Neighborhood Tour Report Form after your tour. If your tour has zero tickets, you do not need to fill out the report. If your tour is not listed, choose OTHER and fill in the tour name in the comments.
PARKING
We are no longer issuing the parking vouchers for members. The discounted parking is still available at 111 East Wacker Drive. CAC guests and members receive but YOU MUST GET YOUR PARKING TICKET STAMPED at the CAC Box Office or the dockside CFL River Cruise box office. To receive your discounted rate pay at the LAZ garage office located inside 111 E Wacker opposite Potbellies Sandwiches. The parking garage is open 24/7.
Several other public parking garages are available in the River North and Loop neighborhoods. SpotHero can help you find a good deal. To reserve your parking spot, visit the Chicago Architecture Center SpotHero Parking Page and book with rates up to 50% off drive-up. Please note: if parking is prepurchased, early arrival or departure is subjected to additional charges at the garage’s discretion. New to SpotHero? Click here to download the SpotHero app. Questions? Give SpotHero a call at (312) 566-7768.
Don’t understand a schedule for Oct. 16 – Nov. 5. When we sign up for October, do we also sign up for tours through Nov. 5?
Hi Delta, No. You only sign up for October. The CAC schedule goes through various seasons, so you will see the summer schedule is the same until October 16th. Following the 16th, we will go back to regular hours and our tour schedule will change.