2024 Docent Council Elections – Time to Vote!
It’s time to select our representatives for the 2024 Docent Council. . As we have done for the past few years, voting will be electronic. Voting begins today and will…
It’s time to select our representatives for the 2024 Docent Council. . As we have done for the past few years, voting will be electronic. Voting begins today and will…
Jim Bartholomew 2008 or Jim Javorcic 1999 River Cruise, September 2023 The Chicago Architecture Center, boat tour was the highlight of our time in your beautiful city. This was our first…
By Steve Redfield, Class of 2019 “Don’t talk about what you can’t see,” they tell us. Maybe good advice for tours, but many things we don’t see make our city…
What's Happening at the CAC! Open House Chicago is taking place on October 14th and 15th! For one weekend only, you can go behind the scenes of Chicago's architecture treasures…
All Aboard! I’ve always been a fan of trains, maybe due to growing up in New Jersey and taking train into New York City fairly often. The stations (and sometimes…
by Ellen Shubart, class of 2006 CAC docents who have led tours for more than 25 years – and, in one case, 45 years – celebrated their service with a…
By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 All photographs are by the author unless noted. From 1933 to 1983, Alden Dow designed 112 mid-century modern structures: 9 public buildings, 8 churches,…
River cruise training is on the books for Spring 2024! The classroom training sessions are scheduled for March 2, March 16, April 6, April 20, and May 4 (9am to…
The Bridge Manual has been updated and revised thanks to feedback and suggestions received from last summer's Bridge user survey. This updated manual highlights the key sections and features of the…
by Maurice Champagne, class of 2004 All photographs are by the author unless noted In early June, my wife and I visited Midland, Michigan to tour the Alden B. Dow…