Success! The Launch of Better Impact
August 16, 2024 2:00 pmBy Lisa Ciota, Class of 2020, Education Guide Just imagine: You’ve been using the same software operating system for many years. It works OK. It… Read More
Book Review: Architectural Guide Chicago: a Critic’s Guide to 100 Post-modern Buildings in Chicago from 1978 to 2025.
August 2, 2024 2:00 pmby 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… Read More
An Architect You Should Know: Benjamin H. Marshall, the Great Gatsby of Chicago
August 2, 2024 2:00 pmby Tom Stelmack, Class of 2017 I was first introduced to Benjamin H. Marshall when I noticed a contractor restoring the very dilapidated Atlantic Bank… Read More
Kudos, July, 2024
July 26, 2024 2:00 pmCynthia Bates 2016 or Cynthia Panganiban 2019 A Walk thru Time, July 2024 Tour was fantastic. Cynthia was very knowledgeable regarding the history, architecture and… Read More
There’s Power in Stories
July 26, 2024 2:00 pmBy Rick Lightburn, Class of 2008 The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of… Read More
President’s Letter, July, 2024
July 19, 2024 2:00 pm(500) Days of Summer My fellow docents – My goodness I’m behind on sharing a note with everyone – where has the time gone?! As… Read More
Photo Features, July 2024 – Celebrating Summer in Chicago
July 19, 2024 2:00 pmCelebrating Summer in Chicago . With summer in full swing, some of our docents have captured the lively spirit of the city, highlighting iconic spots… Read More
Short Tales, July, 2024
July 19, 2024 2:00 pmStudents are a special audience in our tours and programs. Here are three Short Tales about student encounters. Mary Jo Hoag (2007) describes how two… Read More
An Architect You Should Know: George Grant Elmslie
July 12, 2024 2:00 pmby Emily Clott, Class of 2012 George Grant Elmslie and wife Bonnie Hunter Elmslie, 1912 While much has been written about Burnham, Sullivan, and Wright,… Read More
Chicago Urban Wildlife
July 12, 2024 2:00 pmby Ron Becker, Class of 2019 On June 2, 2024, the Chicago Tribune published an article describing how the built environment affects the mammal species… Read More