by Ed McDevitt, Class of 2010. Into the late 20th century Meloy’s treatise on theater design was still a reference in landmarking determinations. It is cited in the 1987 New…
. By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 In 2010, thirteen muralists created “Community Leaders”, a mural in Rogers Park. You’ll find it on the west side of the CTA embankment…
By Joan Johns, Class of 2008 Tour Director, Union Station: Icon of a Great Age Have you been to Union Station recently? Since the black curtain in the Great Hall…
Foreword by Beverly Willis, Introduction by Amale Andraos, Edited by Jan Cigliano Hartman, Princeton Architectural Press, 2022 Reviewed by: Bobbi Pinkert, Class of 1999 It’s about time, right? This is…
Cynthia Bates 2016 River Cruise November 2022 Dear Architecture Center, I was recently able to take a river cruise with the Chicago Architecture Center, something I had not done in…
By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 “I’m a simple person,” Pat admitted. “I took a river tour before I became a docent, and the docent threw out the term ‘mullions’. I looked…
Editor's Note: We hope that this piece will provide food for thought as we approach International Holocaust Remembrance Day next Friday, January 27. by Burt Michaels, Class of 2019 I’ve…
My Fellow Docents – It is an honor and privilege to write my first letter as Docent Council President to this esteemed group! First and foremost a thank you to…
By Jill Tanz, Class of 2003 All photography by the author My husband Bob and I took the trip of a lifetime in January, 2022, to our seventh continent, Antarctica.…
Here are the final four submissions for the Shining Star award. They include two tales of tours with a single guest by Erica Myles (2019) and Ed McDevitt (2010) and…