All About Us – Docent/Volunteer News & Happenings
March 8, 2024 2:00 pmAnne Kelly Perrecone arrived on January 31, 2024, weighing in at 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Parents Charlie and Maeve are on a quick learning curve… Read More
Globetrotting: New Zealand’s Contribution to Art Deco
March 8, 2024 2:00 pmby Tom Stelmack, O.D., Class of 2017 Photographs by the author In 2022, Joan and I were booked on the Viking Star for a 122… Read More
Chew on This!
March 1, 2024 2:00 pmWilliam Wrigley Jr. By Burt Michaels, Class of 2019 Historic Treasures tours start with the unforgettable Wrigley Building. Amazingly, the guy behind it, William Wrigley… Read More
Docent Experience Survey Results
March 1, 2024 2:00 pmWe are excited to share the results of the Docent Experience Taskforce survey. The Docent Experience Taskforce was one of several initiatives that emerged from… Read More
Kudos, February 2024
February 23, 2024 2:00 pmMark Campbell 2023, Mark Lenhart 2023, or Mark Purdome 2019 River Cruise November 2023 Excellent tour and trip. Well worth The 90 minutes. Docent Mark… Read More
Jessica Williams, 2017 – From ESL to CAF to CAC
February 23, 2024 2:00 pmJessica Williams, Class of 2017 By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 “My father was always an architecture buff, and without my realizing it, he taught me how… Read More
President’s Message, February 2024: Mercury Rising
February 16, 2024 2:00 pmBy Ross Wirth, Class of 2019 If the weather the last couple of days is to be believed – it’s nearly spring and not just… Read More
Opinion White Sox & The 78 by Eleanor Gorski
February 16, 2024 2:00 pmDear Docents & Volunteers, In furtherance of Goal 2* of our strategic plan, I recently had the opportunity to share my opinion with Crain’s Chicago… Read More
More in ’24 – Meet the AIA’s 100th President: Kimberly Dowdell
February 9, 2024 2:00 pmBy Lisa Ciota, Education Guide, Class of 2020 Chicago has been home to many visionary architects and engineers who not only shaped our city, but… Read More
Mies Is More
February 2, 2024 2:00 pmAuthor Rick Lightburn By Rick Lightburn, Class of 2008 “Less is More” is a phrase many attribute to Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe. Mies’s aesthetic… Read More