By Carol Muskin, Education Guide When we talk about Chicago’s architecture, we tend to focus on the last 200 years, the period after European-Americans came to dominate the area where…
Dear Board, Docents and Staff, This quarter was full of energy at the Chicago Architecture Center, and not just because it was peak season for our walking tours and river…
January shifts open at 9:30am on Saturday November 9th. Reminder for DOCENTS- during our limited winter season You may sign up for a maximum of TWO tours in the new…
Hello Docent and Volunteer friends: Do you enjoy reading about architecture and design in Chicago and the world? Do you want to learn more about lesser-known architects? Are you inspired…
All Box links have been refreshed! If you previously saved a Box link in an alternative location, please ensure you return to the original source to access the most up-to-date…
We're still buzzing with excitement from this year's Open House Chicago, and the preliminary results are in! Your hard work, dedication, and creativity truly shone through, and it shows in…
📅January Schedule Opening Update! 📅 Since this Saturday is All Docent Day and many of our volunteers will be busy, January's Better Impact schedule will open up next Saturday Nov…
We're excited to introduce Safe Chicago, an essential life safety course presented by the City of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications. For the first time, this hands-on workshop…
By Marcia Ross, Class of 1994 Photographs by Larry Ross unless noted The Trustees System Services building, known today as Century Tower, is a lesser-known gem among Chicago’s Art Deco…
Props to our very own Sylvia Dunbeck, Class of 1987. The Reader’s Deanna Isaacs recently took Sylvia’s Graceland Cemetery tour and in their October 16, 2024 issue, said that: “Dunbeck,…