Features

 Out and About Again As the weather warms and the city settles into a gentle calm, our docents have ventured out with their cameras, capturing the beauty of Chicago, the…

By Brent Brotine, Education Guide, Exhibit Host Photos by Lisa Ciota unless noted Should an architect include a swimming pool inside an underwater hotel, or would that be a superfluous…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006, Co-Tour Director, Must See Chicago Common wisdom says that to enjoy a bratwurst or other sausage, you should not dig down deep to see…

By Suzy Ruder, Class of 2019, Education Guide, Exhibit Host Photos by Anna Munzesheimer The popular children’s song, “The more we work together the happier we’ll be …” sure was…

Steve Gersten 2003, Steve Haddad 2020, or Steve Redfield 2019 River Cruise, March 2024 What a great experience! The docent who led the tour, Steve, skillfully blended Chicago’s past and…

By Ross Wirth, Class of 2019 Greetings from Switzerland! Having experienced several of our traditional “fake springs,” clearly it must be time for real spring, right?  The river has faded…

By Emily Clott, Class of 2012 Before it goes “out like a lamb,” let’s acknowledge March’s Women’s History Month with pioneering architect Marion Mahony Griffin. Born on Valentine’s Day, 1871,…

By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide, Class of 2020 A few weeks ago, I was sorting through some old files and came across an article I wrote for my old professional…

By John Perrecone, Education Guide (and his BFF book club members) How aware are you of the profound influence that Henry Hobson Richardson (HHR) and Frederick Law Olmstead (FLO) have…