WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
February 24
The 2010 Chicago 7 Most Endangered…
Jonathan Fine, Executive Director, Preservation Chicago

Each year in January, Preservation Chicago announces its list of most endangered buildings—the “Chicago 7”—in an effort to raise public awareness of the threats facing some of our city’s most at-risk architectural treasures. The list may include single buildings, unique neighborhoods, or even theme nominations such as last year’s entry, the “old-fashioned wooden window.”

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
February 17
Community Activism and the Rise of Historic Districts
Vincent L. Michael, PhD, John H. Bryan Chair of Historic Preservation, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Michael's study of the history of historic districts in Chicago, New York, and throughout the U.S. offers new insights into historic preservation. In this lecture, Michael illustrates how community activists transformed preservation from an antiquarian, art historical concern into a planning tool used by neighborhoods to craft a sort of democracy of the built environment.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
Thursday, February 11, 6–7:15pm
Exploring Chicago’s History
A lecture by Dominic A. Pacyga

Pacyga discusses the history and character of Chicago in this illustrated lecture based on his new book, Chicago: A Biography, which traces the city’s storied past, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today.

Born and raised in Back of the Yards on Chicago’s southwest side, Pacyga spent his college years working at the Union Stock Yards. Chicago, therefore, gives voice not only to the city’s great industrialists, reformers, and politicians, but also to the city’s steelyard workers and kill floor operators. And their stories come alive through an extensive selection of evocative illustrations culled from major institutional archives, local historical societies, and the author’s personal collection.

Pacyga teaches American history at Columbia College/Chicago.

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
February 10
The Skyscraper and the Modern City: Chicago and New York
Gail Fenske, professor of architecture, School of Architecture, Art & Historic Preservation, Roger Williams University; Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, assistant professor, Parsons The New School for Design

Merwood-Salisbury and Fenske discuss their new books, Chicago 1890: The Skyscraper and the Modern City and The Skyscraper and the City: The Woolworth Building and the Making of Modern New York. The authors use iconic early skyscrapers as lenses through which to view the distinctive cultures of Chicago and New York at the turn of the twentieth century.

A book signing will follow in the Chicago Architecture Foundation Shop.

Presented in partnership with the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

SPECIAL PROGRAM
February 6
Chicago Lakefront Bus Tour

TOUR LEADERS
Michael Chrzastowski, Ph.D., Senior Coastal Geologist, Illinois State Geological Survey
Eleanor Roemer, Friends of the Parks

The 1909 publication of the Plan of Chicago provided a vision for the development of the Chicago lakefront as a shore devoted to public access, recreation, and aesthetics. What this tour will investigate is how the present lakeshore and its construction history compares with what Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett proposed, and what aspects of their vision were either practical or impractical based on coastal geology, coastal processes, and coastal engineering.

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
February 3
2009 Patron of the Year Awards: An Overview of Those Who Brought Great Architecture to Chicago

Unique among architecture awards, the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Patron of the Year awards honor business and civic leaders who, by commissioning and financing buildings, significantly contribute to Chicago’s built environment. Hear jury members and winners of the 2009 awards discuss the relationship between clients and designers as they partner to create exciting, new architecture in Chicago.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
February 2
For Better or For Worse: Architects in Love

Does love spark creativity? Does romance make great architecture? Get ready for Valentine’s Day at the Chicago Architecture Foundation with a tour deep into the heart of design partnership. Three prominent Chicago architectural couples reveal the joys and sorrows of working under Cupid’s wing.

Moderated by AIA Chicago’s Executive Director, Zurich Esposito
PARTICIPANTS:
Stanley Tigerman and Margaret McCurry of Tigerman McCurry Architects
Martin Felsen and Sarah Dunn of UrbanLab
Joe Valerio of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates and Linda Searl of Searl Lamaster Howe Architects

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR
January 29
Curator’s Tour: Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago

Sarah Kelly, Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Associate Curator of American Art, leads a tour of Apostles of Beauty, which presents designs by the Arts and Crafts movement’s most notable practitioners, from William Morris and Charles Robert Ashbee to Gustav Stickley and Frank Lloyd Wright. This is the first Arts and Crafts exhibition mounted at the museum in more than 30 years, and features rarely-seen objects drawn exclusively from local private and institutional lenders. Don’t miss the chance to see this exciting exhibition before it closes at the end of January.

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
January 27
Great Chicago Planning Disasters
Robert Bruegmann, PhD, Professor of Art History, Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Chicago

Most urban planning works pretty much as intended, however, in some cases it misses the target or even backfires. In this lecture, Bruegmann looks at some of these Chicagoland planning "mistakes" including the Crosstown Freeway, South Side urban renewal, the State Street mall, the Zion nuclear power plant, and the Northwest municipal waste incinerator.

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
January 20
Greening New and Old:
Two Chicago Examples of Sustainable Design
Jonathan Boyer, Principal, Farr Associates

This presentation explores two groundbreaking projects: The Yannell Net Zero Energy Residence and the Shaw Technology and Learning Center (STLC). The Yannell Residence is a newly constructed home producing more energy than it consumes, while STLC is the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the historic Sears power plant into a sustainable high school.
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WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
January 13
Blueprint for Disaster: The Unraveling of Chicago Public Housing
D. Bradford Hunt, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Social Science, Roosevelt University

What went wrong with public housing in Chicago? To answer this complicated question, Hunt traces public housing’s history in Chicago from its New Deal roots through current mayor Richard M. Daley’s Plan for Transformation. In the process, he chronicles the Chicago Housing Authority’s own transformation from the city’s most progressive government agency to its largest slumlord.

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
January 6
The Jewel of the Gold Coast: Mrs. Potter Palmer's Chicago
Sally Sexton Kalmbach, Chicago historian

Discover the rich architectural history of Chicago's magnificent Gold Coast while tracing the footsteps of famous society matron and leading lady of the World's Columbian Exposition—Mrs. Potter Palmer. Kalmbach shares stories of this fascinating neighborhood at the height of its fame, highlighting many of the houses that played host to pivotal events in 19th century Chicago.

A book signing will follow in the Chicago Architecture Foundation Shop.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
December 16
Building Award-winning Architecture on a Budget
Tim McCormick, M.Div., M.B.A., M.H.R.M., Chief Executive Officer, SOS Children’s Villages Illinois; Jeanne Gang, FAIA, LEED AP, Studio Gang Architects

Set on donated land on Chicago’s South Side, the Lavezzorio Community Center in the SOS Children’s Village has received numerous awards since it opened in 2007. McCormick and Gang discuss the rewards and challenges of nonprofit construction projects including working with a limited budget and donated materials, and how creativity overcame obstacles in financing and design.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
December 9
Transforming the Traditional: The Residential Work of Cohen & Hacker
Stuart Cohen, FAIA and Julie Hacker, AIA, Stuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects LLC

Stuart Cohen and Julie Hacker have spent over twenty years designing houses that investigate the use of traditional architectural language with respect to both 20th century abstraction and modern spatial ideas. They will speak about their architecture and how they see it as “transforming the traditional,” the title of a new book about their work.

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
December 8
The Red Line Green Roofs Initiative
Dave Hampton, Principal, Hampton Avery Architects; Michael Repkin, President, Repkin Biosystems Inc.

The goal of the pilot Red Line Green Roof Initiative is to reimagine a considerable portion of the urban environment—approximately 50,000 square feet—as a diverse, robust, productive, and beautiful constructed rooftop ecosystem, using a major public transit artery as an organizing element to increase visibility by the public.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
December 2
Louis Sullivan and Louis Armstrong: Jazz, Architecture and American Culture
Frank Youngwerth, musician, historian and CAF docent, creator of the “Louis Sullivan Lost and Found” walking tour

Beyond designing great buildings, Louis Sullivan expressed a vision in which America would fulfill its democratic promise through the cultivation of its own art forms. An individual who successfully carried out this vision is jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong. This illustrated talk with musical examples considers the fascinating lives and works of each Louis as he relates to the other.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
November 18
The Evolution of Grant Park, from 1837 to the Present Day (with a nod to Daniel Burnham)
Lawrence Okrent, President, Okrent Associates

This presentation includes numerous rarely-seen maps, plans, and photographs of Grant Park, tracking its transformation from an area filled with squatters' homes to the beautiful park it is today—thanks in large part to the vision of Burnham and others. A number of the images are from Okrent's own portfolio of aerial photos.

DO-IT-YOURSELF GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES
November 14
The Cost of Doing Nothing: Implications for You, Your Biggest Investment, and the Environment
Chris Turley, Turley Architects and Eclipse Master Builders

In these serious economic times, people must make difficult decisions on maintenance and upgrades to their houses that could have serious long-term consequences. Turley explores how to evaluate what to do now, what to put off, strategies for stretching a dollar, and moving you towards the home you always wanted for yourself and the environment.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
November 13
Shaping America’s Heartland: Reflections on Landscape Architecture in the Midwest
Co-sponsored by the Cultural Landscape Foundation and the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

To celebrate the publication, Shaping the American Landscape: New Profiles from the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project, the symposium, Shaping America’s Heartland, will spotlight specific designers, projects, and trends that collectively reveal our unique and historically significant designed landscape heritage. Speakers will include leading historians, designers, and practitioners.

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ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
November 11
The Wacker Manual
Jean Linsner, Vice President of Youth Education, Chicago Architecture Foundation

Wacker’s Manual of the Plan of Chicago: Municipal Economy, written in 1911, taught the city’s eighth grade students about the 1909 Plan of Chicago. Jean Linsner shares highlights from this text book, and offers a glimpse at how today’s students and teachers take up the challenges set forth in the Manual.

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
November 10
Chicago and the Cure to the Cul-de-Sac Syndrome
John Wasik, author

Author John Wasik discusses how communities in Chicago and its environs are addressing the housing crisis and combating what he terms the "Cul-de-Sac Syndrome". Wasik offers insights into ways to improve our current lifestyle through eco-friendly communities, rebuilding and reclaiming inner cities, and improvements in home design.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
November 5
A Conversation with the Critics: Imagining the Future of the City
This event was made possible with generous support from the Illinois Section of the American Society
of Civil Engineers

This unique event presents Chicagoans with an opportunity to hear leading voices in the field of architectural criticism discuss the future of cities worldwide. With a focus on urban planning, infrastructure, and architecture, the critics will consider ideas about model cities and how design serves as a catalyst for change.

Participants included: Christopher Hawthorne, Los Angeles Times; Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker; Sarah Williams Goldhagen, The New Republic; Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune

Moderator: Edward Lifson, cultural critic and creator of the radio show Hello Beautiful! and the blog www.HelloBeautifulBlog.com

The November event is the inaugural conference of the Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) and its affiliate, the Architecture + Design Education Network (A+DEN). AAO addresses the needs of organizations whose mission is to educate the general public about architecture and the built environment, while A+DEN is a special interest group that deals specifically with K-12 design education. The goal of AAO, and its affiliates, is to create a network to offer peer to peer engagement, professional development, the sharing of best practices, and more.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
November 4
Park Monroe
Joseph Dolinar, AIA, Partner, Goettsch Partners;Ken DeMuth, AIA, Senior Associate, Pappageorge Haymes Partners

The top 10 stories of the Mid-Continental Plaza building at 55 East Monroe are being transformed into condominiums with a rooftop pool and garden. Goettsch Partners and Pappageorge Haymes Partners have been enlisted to convert the upper portion to 219 luxury dwellings, including a dramatic exterior facelift affording residents sweeping views of Millennium Park and Lake Michigan

October 28
Renaissance in Rail Travel: New Opportunities for Chicago

In an era of rising energy costs and concern about the environment, legislators and citizens, alike, are pushing to change the way Americans travel. Many agree that the best alternative to the automobile is rail transport: it relieves congestion, cuts dependence on foreign oil, and reduces pollution. The aim of this panel is to examine the rail plans that most directly impact the Chicago region, including the proposed Midwest high-speed rail network, the CREATE Regional Rail Plan, and the Regional Transportation Authority’s investments in the expansion of Metra and the CTA.

Panelists included: Luann Hamilton, Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Transportation; Rick Harnish, Executive Director, Midwest High Speed Rail Association; and Mark Walbrun, head of the Passenger Rail and Transit division, TranSystems. The panel will be moderated by Joe Schwieterman, Ph.D., Professor, DePaul University, and Director, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
October 28
Lake Point Tower: Back-story of an Icon
George Schipporeit, architect; William F. Hartnett, Jr., founder of Hartnett-Shaw Development Company; Kevin Harrington, Professor of Architectural History, Illinois Institute of Technology, and co-author, with Edward Windhorst, of Lake Point Tower: A Design History.

George Schipporeit and John Heinrich designed Lake Point Tower, which boasts a prairie landscaped green roof designed by Alfred Caldwell above the parking structure. It marked the beginning of the transition of the land from its original manufacturing and warehousing uses to its current uses for residential, retail, and entertainment.

DO-IT-YOURSELF GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES
October 24
Green Home Chicago www.ghcdesigncenter.com

Green Home Chicago is the Midwest’s preeminent destination for eco-friendly interior design products. Owner Karen Kalmek discusses the vision of her business, which includes sustainable products, community involvement, and the support of local manufacturers. LEED-certified designer Erika Alfaro highlights a wide range of products that are good for the environment and your health.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
October 22–23
Evolution of the Skyscraper
New challenges in a world of global warming and recession
CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) Conference

LOCATION Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology

The world's leading experts on tall buildings convene to reflect on the past two decades and to outline their thoughts on what tall buildings need to become in the future. Key speakers include His Excellency Mohamed Ali Alabbar of Emaar (owner-developer of the tallest building in the world— the Burj Dubai); Eric Trump of the Trump Organization; Adrian Smith of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture; a senior representative of the Willis Group; and many more. For further information, see http://ctbuh2009.ctbuh.org.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
October 21
What Would Jane Say? City-Builders with Skirts Were Excluded From the Plan of Chicago
Janice Metzger, author of What Would Jane Say?

Metzger’s book looks at women between 1889 and 1909 who were actively involved in improving vital city services. They created the sweat shop law, child labor laws, and the first juvenile court in the nation, in addition to launching public health campaigns, promoting educational innovation and forging cultural connections between mainstream and immigrant communities.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
October 15
Conversations with Frank Gehry

Barbara Isenberg discusses her new book, Conversations with Frank Gehry, an unprecedented, intimate portrait of one of the world’s most influential architects. Drawing on her 20 years of interviews with Gehry, she highlights his influences from Le Corbusier to Robert Rauschenberg, his working process, and the career path that led to Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Guggenheim Bilbao, the Pritzker Pavilion, and beyond.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
October 14
Serta Headquarters and Other Recent Projects by Andrew Metter of Epstein
Andrew Metter, FAIA, Senior Vice President, Design Studio Director, Epstein

Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin praised the Serta global headquarters in Hoffman Estates as “a quiet beauty that floats lightly, almost dreamily, above the land, evoking Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House.” Metter discusses his unique design for the building and highlights other recent projects. In 2008, Serta International was awarded CAF’s Patron of the Year award for outstanding Commercial Project.

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
October 13
The Bloomingdale Trail: The Making of Chicago's Premiere Linear Park
Ben Helphand, President and Co-Founder, Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail, and Executive Director, NeighborSpace; Andrew Vesselinovitch, Chicago Parks Program Director, The Trust for Public Land, and board member, Friends of the Bloomingdale Trail

Learn about a planned, nearly three-mile-long elevated park running through the heart of Chicago. Built from a former rail line, the Bloomingdale Trail will connect neighborhoods, the river, and our great park system. The trail is designed to promote healthy living, provide a faster and less expensive way to get around, and encourage community growth.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
October 7
Building One of the Great Avenues of the World
Larry Lund, Principal, Real Estate Planning Group; John Maxson, Former President & CEO, Greater North Michigan Avenue Association

Using photographs and maps, this presentation traces the development of the City Beautiful Movement in urban planning. It explains how Burnham's excitement for the grand boulevards of Europe was a catalyst for his Plan of Chicago, which proposed the development of North Michigan Avenue into a world class venue for commerce and culture.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
October 3
Burnham and Bennett from the Boat: A Special River Cruise with Geoffrey Baer

CAF docent and WTTW Channel 11 program host Geoffrey Baer leads a special river cruise that looks at infrastructure and planning as they relate to Burnham and Bennett’s 1909 Plan of Chicago. As we travel the South and Main Branches of the Chicago River, Baer discusses the 1929 straightening of the river, the creation of Congress Parkway, and the Plan’s ingenious infrastructure recommendations including the double-decked Wacker Drive and the Michigan Avenue Bridge. This unique sunset cruise illuminates the Plan’s central role in shaping the city we know today.

VISIONARY CITY SERIES
October 1
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less
are the Keys to Sustainability

Contrary to conventional thinking about the environment, New Yorker staff writer David Owen argues that the greenest community in the United States is not Portland, Oregon, or Snowmass, Colorado, but New York, New York. Most Americans think of crowded cities as ecological nightmares, yet residents of compact urban centers, Owen shows, individually consume less oil, electricity, and water than other Americans. Hear the author share his views on why living in cities is the best way to be green.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
September 30
Hidden Truths: the Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park
Pamela Bannos, artist, and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art Theory and Practice, Northwestern University

Bannos's acclaimed Hidden Truths: the Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park explores the history of one of the city's most popular pleasure grounds. Bannos presents aspects of her project that illustrate the early graveyard, revealing how the physical remains of earlier Chicagoans became buried within the layers of written history.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
Leon Despres: A Celebration of His Life
with Kenan Heise, Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, John Vinci, Ben Weese, and Bob Irving
September 23

Leon Despres (1908–2009) was an Alderman of the Fifth Ward and served in the Chicago City Council for 20 years, where he introduced the first landmarks preservation measure. He initiated the successful fight to preserve Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, single-handedly led a Council effort to save Louis Sullivan’s Stock Exchange and Schiller buildings, and along with his wife Marian, helped to rescue the Glessner House from demolition. He also served on the City Planning Commission from 1979 to 1989 and fought to preserve a long list of other architectural treasures.

This memorial service, hosted in partnership with Landmarks Illinois and the Glessner House Museum, features a panel discussion with Alderman Toni Preckwinkle, architect John Vinci, Commission on Chicago Landmarks member Ben Weese, and longtime CAF docent Bob Irving. The panel will be moderated by Kenan Heise, who coauthored an autobiography of Leon Despres.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
September 23
Beyond Burnham: An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Region
Joe Schwieterman, Ph.D., Professor, DePaul University, and Director, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development; Alan Mammoser, AICP, writer and regional planner

Join Schwieterman and Mammoser for a journey through a century of planning for metropolitan Chicago. From the Plan of Chicago to the push for superhighways and airports and battles over urban sprawl, their new book explores the personalities that helped shape Chicago and the “big plans” they espoused.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
September 16
Chicago Central Area Action Plan
Benet Haller, AICP, LEED AP; Director, Urban Design and Planning, Department of Zoning and Planning, City of Chicago

The 2003 Chicago Central Area Plan outlined economic development and land use goals for the city’s downtown, representing a 20-year vision for Chicago’s development. The City recently modified the plan in response to changing demographics and economic conditions. Haller highlights the key transportation and urban design projects in the updated plan.

DO-IT-YOURSELF GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES
September 12
ReBuilding Exchange
www.rebuildingexchange.org
In partnership with the Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative and the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association

The ReBuilding Exchange diverts building materials from the waste stream and makes them accessible to the public for reuse at a low cost, protecting community health, creating jobs, and saving resources. Salvaged through sustainable deconstruction practices, the wide range of materials can be incorporated directly into rehab projects or repurposed for other uses. Tour the facility and see a demonstration on how to transform a run down kitchen cabinet into a unique and trendy clothing armoire.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
September 9
David Hovey: Design and Development of Two 675-Unit Multi-Family Projects in Chicago, IL and Scottsdale, AZ
David C. Hovey, FAIA, Owner/President/Architect, Optima, Inc.

Hovey discusses the design challenges and resolutions associated with the development of two multi-family projects: Optima Old Orchard Woods—three interlocking and sculpted glass towers alongside a forest preserve north of downtown Chicago; and Optima Camelview Village—11 interconnected, terraced buildings with 17 acres of green roof landscaping in Scottsdale, Arizona.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
September 8
Objects | Fields
David Miller, FAIA, Partner, The Miller|Hull Partnership

Showcased in their new book, Public Works, the award-winning and energy-conscious designs of The Miller|Hull Partnership (recipient of the 2003 AIA Architecture Firm of the Year Award) challenge the notion that public buildings must be mundane in appearance or functionality. While the Pacific Northwest is home to the firm—which has defined their modern and regionalist approach to architecture—in recent years, they have embraced the challenge of urban dwellings in Chicago. Miller discusses the firm’s unique design philosophy and highlights recent projects, including several in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood.

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SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
September 8
Film screening: Green Towns USA: A New Deal
June Finfer, filmmaker and Glory Southwind, co-producer

Part of FDR’s New Deal was the construction of three “Greenbelt” towns to address problems of urban sprawl. Two towns are still thriving, but Greenhills, Ohio, the third, faces devastation. Finfer follows a former Greenhills resident who visits the other towns to see how they are surviving in the 21st century.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
September 2
Toward a Comprehensive Survey of Art Deco in Chicago
Keith Bringe, Chicago Art Deco Survey Director and Editor

The non-profit Chicago Art Deco Society has undertaken the first-ever survey of art deco sites in the Chicago area as the first phase of a project that will result in a major book. The survey has revealed new information, tremendous losses, and preservation triumphs. Bringe reports on the survey’s findings.

LECTURE SERIES: REINVENTING PUBLIC INVESTMENT Better choices for a better Chicagoland
August 17
Sustainable Choices for a Greener Chicago Region

PANELISTS
Rebecca Stanfield, Natural Resources Defense Council
Kevin Shafer, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Peter Mulvaney, Sustainable Infrastructure Administrator, City of Chicago Dept. of Water Management

The lecture series will consist of panel discussions addressing how emerging federal policy could influence three topics: viable infrastructure, livable communities, and environmental sustainability. The series will examine the possible ramifications, both positive and negative, of federal reform initiatives. It is part of MPC’s work to reform the federal government’s investment strategies so that public money is transparently and accountably linked to the goals of social equity, environmental sustainability, and economic competitiveness. It also reflects CAF’s continued dedication to advancing public interest and education in the built environment.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
July 29
Edward H. Bennett: City Planner and Urban Designer
Mary Woolever, Art and Architecture Archivist, Ryerson & Burnham Libraries,
the Art Institute of Chicago

Edward H. Bennett, junior partner in Burnham’s architectural practice and co-author of the Plan of Chicago, was a key leader in the City Beautiful movement and a successful designer of urban amenities such as Buckingham Fountain. His career is documented in his archival collection at the Art institute of Chicago, which forms the basis of this presentation.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
July 22
The Book of the Fine Arts Building
David Swan, architect

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
July 15
Benjamin H. Marshall: Architect and Bon Vivant
Steven B. Monz, docent/lecturer, Benjamin Marshall Society

LECTURE SERIES: REINVENTING PUBLIC INVESTMENT Better choices for a better Chicagoland
July 14
Creating Livable Communities in the Chicago Region

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
July 8
Outside In: fc STUDIO inc.
Rachel Crowl, Principal, AIA; Julie Fisher, Principal

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
July 1
Portrait of a Palace
Andy Pierce, volunteer, Friends of the Uptown; Jerry Mickelson, founder and partner of Jam Productions

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
June 24
Walter Gropius in Chicago: The Forgotten Legacy
Grahm Balkany, founder, Gropius in Chicago Coalition

This lecture presents new findings involving Walter Gropius’s virtually unknown work in Chicago. Centered around the imminently threatened campus of Michael Reese Hospital, Gropius’s legacy includes master planning and urban design. Combined with Mies's contemporaneous commission at the nearby Illinois Institute of Technology, the two campuses represent a “Bauhaus District” of international significance.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR
June 23
theWit Hotel Tour and Reception

Jackie Koo of Koo and Associates leads members on a tour of the recently-opened theWit Hotel. Overlooking the Lake Street Elevated train, theWit embraces its urban location with low iron glass at the lobby. The façade boasts a unique design in which the curtain wall pushes back to reveal a chartreuse bolt of energy, which zigzags upward for the height of the building. After touring the interior spaces, members will enjoy a reception at the hotel’s 27th floor rooftop lounge, Roof.

DO-IT-YOURSELF GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES
Saturday, June 20
What Makes My Home Energy Efficient?
Paul Knight, Domus Plus

An energy efficient home takes a combination of insulation, air sealing, high efficiency heating and cooling systems, good windows, exhaust fans, appliances, and lighting. This seminar outlines these items and how they relate to the ENERGY STAR Program, answering questions of how to make your home an energy efficient one.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
June 17
Daniel Burnham, Urban Visionary
Donald L. Miller, author of City of the Century, The Epic of Chicago and the Making of Modern America

By the mid-1880s, Burnham and other young Chicago visionaries believed that while Chicago’s cyclonic, unregulated economic growth had made it the master city of the mid-continent it was also creating massive environmental and social problems that threatened the habitability of many parts of the city. Burnham believed that it was time for a citywide effort to tame its most destructive impulses through enlightened urban planning and inspired civic architecture.

Burnham’s effort to create an urban community that balances order and freedom, growth and control, capitalism and community still resonates today. We are now at a point in our development as a nation where we can learn important lessons from the civic debate that Burnham inspired about the costs and benefits of unregulated capitalism.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
June 17
AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement: Gertrude Kerbis, FAIA
Gertrude Lempp Kerbis, FAIA, architect; Karen Carter, filmmaker, director, and documentary producer; Zurich Esposito, Executive Vice President, AIA Chicago

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
June 10
Frank Lloyd Wright: The Hidden Geometry
John Shoaff, architect

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
June 9
Student Housing Doubles as Environmental Learning Lab
Dirk Denison, FAIA, Dirk Denison Architects

Denison shares his proposal for new student residence halls at IIT. This highly sustainable venture not only raises the bar with respect to green technologies but also engages students in a real-time evaluation of the building’s performance. The twin wings have been designed to expand housing options while using a combination of mixed-mode natural ventilation, solar orientation, and high-performance facades.

LECTURE SERIES: REINVENTING PUBLIC INVESTMENT Better choices for a better Chicagoland
June 5
A Reform Roadmap for Viable Infrastructure in the Chicago Region

PANELISTS
Robert Puentes, Brookings Institution
Jacky Grimshaw, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Charles Dowding (ASCE member), Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University

The lecture series will consist of panel discussions addressing how emerging federal policy could influence three topics: viable infrastructure, livable communities, and environmental sustainability. The series will examine the possible ramifications, both positive and negative, of federal reform initiatives. It is part of MPC’s work to reform the federal government’s investment strategies so that public money is transparently and accountably linked to the goals of social equity, environmental sustainability, and economic competitiveness. It also reflects CAF’s continued dedication to advancing public interest and education in the built environment.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
June 3
Women of Influence
Mary Jo Hoag and Laurie Russell, CAF docents

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR
June 2
Lake Point Tower Tour and Reception
In partnership with the Mies van der Rohe Society at IIT

Take an exclusive tour of Schipporeit and Heinrich’s acclaimed residential complex, Lake Point Tower, in celebration of its 40th anniversary. Highlights include a visit to a residential unit and a tour of the Alfred Caldwell-designed landscape, which comprises a duck pond and 2 1⁄2-acre park. Members will enjoy a reception in Cité and a presentation by experts Kevin Harrington and Edward Windhorst, who will discuss the history of the building, its progressive design and engineering, and its enduring legacy.

SYMPOSIUM
May 29-30
Burnham, Chicago, and Beyond: Politics, Planning, and the Progressive Era City

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In 1909 Daniel Burnham published the Plan of Chicago, one of the most significant and influential documents in the history of urban planning. With the 100th anniversary of the plan, the symposium offers an opportunity to critically analyze the conditions of the urban environment that engendered the plan as well as its impact in Chicago and elsewhere. Co-organized with DePaul University, this conference addresses the important questions and conflicts raised by Burnham as well as the urban and architectural environment of the time.

SPECIAL PROGRAM
May 27
The Chicago 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Bid: A Conversation with Lee Bey and Lori Healey

Lee Bey interviews Chicago 2016 President Lori Healey about the Olympic and Paralympic bid for 2016. Healey will share her reflections on the process of creating the bid, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visit to Chicago last month, and what the bid means for Chicago's built environment. This program presents an exciting opportunity to foster public dialogue on various issues facing our city, with an emphasis on the proposed Olympic Village on the site of the former Michael Reese Hospital and the Olympic stadium planned for Washington Park.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
May 27
One and the Same: Burnham the Architect and Burnham the Planner
Kristen Schaffer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Architecture, North Carolina State University

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR
May 26
Trump International Hotel & Tower – Chicago

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
May 20
Unlocking the Door to Daydreaming—Intimacy in Nordic and Midwest Modernism
Don McKay, Principal, Nagle Hartray; recipient of the University of Illinois 2007 Plym Traveling Fellowship

Nordic architecture and a strain of Midwestern architecture exemplified by the work of architects like Harry Weese are often described as “humanist Modernism.” This lecture addresses the geographic and cultural situations that led to similar design approaches and to the intimacy that gives this architecture its particular appeal.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
May 13
Connecting Art to Millennium Park: The Nichols Bridgeway
John Lupinos, Senior Project Manager, The Rise Group, LLC

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
May 12
Form Follows Performance: Super Tall + Super Sustainable
Adrian Smith, AIA, Design Partner, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

Smith + Gill Architecture strives to create designs that aid society, advance modern technology, and sustain the environment. Smith discusses the firm’s visionary plans for Chicago, including the greening of the Sears Tower, the creation of a sustainable park at the southwest corner of Grant Park, and the construction of an eco-bridge off Monroe Harbor.

CURATOR'S TOUR
Saturday, May 9
Buckminster Fuller: Starting With the Universe

Elizabeth Smith, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Programs at the MCA, leads a walkthrough of the exhibition Buckminster Fuller: Starting With the Universe, which explores Fuller’s extraordinary body of work, focusing on his wide-ranging and sometimes controversial role within the worlds of art, architecture, and utopian thought.

DO-IT-YOURSELF GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES
Saturday, May 9
Greening Your Vintage Home
Matt Cole, Project Coordinator, the Historic Chicago Greystone Initiative; Annette Conti, Executive Director, the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association

In honor of National Historic Preservation Month, Matt Cole and Annette Conti discuss practical, affordable ways to green your vintage home. They will highlight strategies for making homes more energy efficient, improving indoor air quality, and conserving resources. They will also discuss the mix of financial, technical, and historic preservation programming offered by each organization. A key goal of the workshop is to help homeowners understand the link between green and vintage.

SPECIAL POGRAM
Thursday, May 7
Dubai and the World’s Tallest Building: the Burj Dubai
George J. Efstathiou, FAIA, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP; William F. Baker, S.E, C.E., P.E., FASCE, FIStructE, Structural and Civil Engineering Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Dubai has been the superlative of the decade: the biggest boom town with the biggest projects. Burj Dubai is the ultimate—a super tall building that defines the spirit of the culture, commerce, and people of Dubai. This project represents not only state-of-the-art tall building design, but also the successful collaboration between architecture and engineering with its pioneering "buttressed core" system and sophisticated aerodynamics. Once completed, it will be the tallest man-made structure ever created.

Efstathiou and Baker will address the unprecedented growth of Dubai over the past decade and explain how the global economic downturn has affected this booming city. They will highlight the innovative systems and technologies that made the Burj Dubai possible and discuss the project’s current construction status as it nears completion during an economically uncertain time.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
Wednesday, May 6
Planning in Chicago before the Plan of Chicago
Carl Smith, Franklyn Bliss Snyder Professor of Englishand American Studies and Professor of History, Northwestern University

As we commemorate the centennial of the Plan of Chicago—arguably the most influential document in the history of American urban planning—it is important to recognize that the Plan was the result of a broader ferment both locally and beyond. In this illustrated talk, Professor Carl Smith discusses this pre-history of the Plan of Chicago.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR
Saturday, May 2
Preview CAF's New Model of Chicago at Columbian Model & Exhibit Works, Ltd.

Columbian Model & Exhibit Works, Ltd., one of the largest architectural model making firms in the Midwest, is developing a large-scale interpretive model of the city of Chicago for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. This model, which replicates the greater downtown area at a scale of 1 inch=50 feet, will be the first of its kind in the U.S. and will serve as the central component of a major public exhibition, Chicago Model City, which opens at CAF on June 11. On this special-access tour, members will learn about the complex process of creating CAF's model, and will have the chance to see how CAF's model compares to other models in the shop. This is an exciting opportunity to preview CAF's model before the finishing touches are put on and it is transported to the atrium of the Santa Fe Building for installation in early June.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
April 29
Before Burnham: Private Planning and the Town of Pullman
Lynn Becker, freelance writer on architecture and curator
of BoomTowns! Chicago Architects Design New Worlds

Decades before the publication of Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, railroad sleeping car tycoon George M. Pullman created his own “model city” just outside the city limits. Becker explores the juncture of public interest and private enterprise in the plan and history of the town of Pullman.

EARTH WEEK PROGRAM
April 24
BIG: Blacks in Green
Naomi Davis, founder of BIG and Daughters Trust/ The Village Builders

Blacks in Green (BIG) is an environmental organization whose vision is to create “self-sustaining African diaspora communities” and foster black participation in the new green economy. Founder Naomi Davis presents BIG’s core teaching, Oasis-Making, which defines the sustainability challenge of African American communities, and discusses the organization’s green economic development solution.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR
April 22
Tour of Gensler’s New Offices in the Sullivan Center

The Chicago office of this global design firm recently relocated to the Sullivan Center—the former Carson Pirie Scott & Co. department store designed by Louis Sullivan. Occupying 50,000 square feet, Gensler’s office incorporates Sullivan’s iconic architectural features, such as the original columns, mosaic tiling, and windows, into its contemporary design. Principal and CAF Trustee Carlos Martinez leads a tour of the office and highlights several of the firm’s current projects.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
April 22
Sailing Spaceship Earth: Buckminster Fuller’s Environmentalism
Sean Keller, Assistant Professor of Architectural History and Theory, Illinois Institute of Technology

The life mission of R. Buckminster Fuller—creator of the geodesic dome and the Dymaxion car—was to create design solutions that benefited humanity while consuming the fewest resources. This talk considers Fuller’s contradictory vision of the environment, technology, and politics, and coincides with the exhibition, Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art March 14-June 21, 2009.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
April 21
Achieving LEED Platinum at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation of Evanston
Helen J. Kessler, FAIA, LEED AP, President, HJKessler Associates; Julie Dorfman, Founder and Chair, Environmental Task Force, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation

Using the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation as an example, this lecture addresses the process for achieving LEED Platinum. Kessler and Dorfman highlight the synagogue’s green features—including cabinets made of pressed sunflower seeds, a storm water detention garden, and energy efficient sinks—and discuss the congregation’s unwavering commitment to long-term sustainable practices.

EARTH WEEK PROGRAM
April 20
From the Microscope to the Macro-scope: Applying Biomimicry to the Built Environment
Mary Ann Lazarus, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Vice President and Firmwide Director of Sustainable Design, HOK; Tim Gaidis, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate and Sustainable Design Practice Leader, HOK

Biomimicry is a relatively new science that studies nature’s systems and processes and then imitates or takes inspiration from them to solve human problems. Sustainable design leaders from global architectural firm HOK discuss how biomimicry applies to architectural design and review project lessons from HOK’s alliance with the Biomimicry Guild.

EARTH WEEK PROGRAM
April 18
Overview of Green Home Remodeling Guides at Greenmaker Building Supply

Perfect for homeowners planning an environmentally friendly renovation, this workshop provides an overview of the City of Chicago’s Green Home Remodeling Guides. Participants view examples of green building solutions for the home; and learn how to hire professionals and salvage and reuse materials. The program takes place at Greenmaker Building Supply, a vendor of environmentally sensitive building materials.

Greenmaker Building Supply, 2500 North Pulaski Road, Chicago.

Throughout millennia, Jews have struggled with tribalism. Over time, the City-State replaced tribalism, exacerbating anti-Semitism and culminating in the 20th century's holocaust. Tigerman challenges the convention that the City-State is preferable to tribalism and addresses the architectural manifestations of these different ways of aggregating populations. The Illinois Holocaust Museum is presented as an example.

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
April 14
Tryon Farm: A Unique Conservation Community in LaPorte County, Indiana
Edward J. Noonan, Chairman, Chicago Associates Planners and Architects

Architect-developer Ed Noonan is designing simple, affordable contemporary houses using sustainable materials and techniques on an old dairy farm near Chicago. The houses are grouped so that two-thirds of the 170 acres will remain open. Noonan discusses how these sustainable techniques provide an opportunity for the coexistence of ecology and the built environment.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
April 8
Inside the Modern Wing
Meredith Mack, Deputy Director and COO, the Art Institute of Chicago

The Modern Wing is the Art Institute's most important and largest addition since the construction of the 1893 Michigan Avenue building and creates a contemporary identity for the museum. Mack discusses architect Renzo Piano's design, the building's architectural features, and what visitors can expect to see when the wing opens in May 2009.

DO-IT-YOURSELF GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES
April 4
Ecology of Design
Michael Iversen, University of Illinois at Chicago

This lecture gives participants the framework to understand the purpose and impact of green design. Iverson discusses the principles of sustainability by examining the effects of civilization on the environment, and suggests alternatives to conventional design paradigms that contribute to environmental problems such as pollution and resource depletion.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
March 25
One Museum Park East, Museum Park and the Central Station Planned Development
Jeff Renterghem, AIA, Senior Associate at Pappageorge & Haymes, Ltd.

Prominently located at the southwest corner of Roosevelt Road and Columbus Drive, One Museum Park East is the flagship project for Museum Park and the Central Station neighborhood. The luxury high rise residential building is the first of four planned towers that will define the south streetwall of Grant Park.

LEADERS IN SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LECTURE
March 24
The Dream for True Urbanism in the Middle East: Recent Planning and Development
in Abu Dhabi
Larry Beasley, Distinguished Practice Professorof Planning, University of British Columbia and founding principal of Beasley and Associates.

With wealth, talent, and tenacity, the emirate of Abu Dhabi is determined to transcend the development trends in the Middle East. Beasley, Special Advisor on planning for the government of Abu Dhabi, discusses this planning agenda—the sustainable principles being pursued, the civic initiatives for quality of life, and the special efforts to build a provocative and evocative capital city.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES TOUR
March 21
Mid-Century Modernism at the University of Chicago.

This tour highlights two recently restored gems of mid-century modernism on the University of Chicago campus—Mies van der Rohe’s School of Social Service Administration (1963) and Eero Saarinen’s Law School complex (1960). Architect Rico Cedro discusses the restoration of the façade of Mies’s only building on campus, which was undertaken in order to achieve a greater transparency and clarity closer to the original intention of the architect. Mark Hirons, design principal at OWP/P, addresses the renovation of Saarinen’s Law School complex, a thirteen year-long project that enhanced the facility’s functionality while staying true to Saarinen’s original design.

March 18
Coming to the Table: Expanding Architecture and Fostering Partnerships
Bryan Bell, Founder and Executive Director, Design Corps; Katie Swenson, Director, Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship; and John Cary, Executive Director, Public Architecture

CONVERGE: EXCHANGE seeks to engage activist practitioners in communities within and outside Chicago in a conversation about innovative strategies applied and experiences gained in local economies, built environments, and beyond.

This two-day event begins on Wednesday, March 18, commencing with an exciting and timely presentation by Bryan Bell (Founder and Executive Director, Design Corps), Katie Swenson (Director, Frederick P. Rose Architectural Fellowship) and John Cary (Executive Director, Public Architecture). The presentation will showcase projects from other parts of the country that can serve as case studies for Chicago.

Presented by ADPSR, SHED Studio Egan Urban Center

Sponsored by Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Rose Architectural Fellowship (a program of Enterprise Community Partners), Design Corps, Chicago Architecture Foundation

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
March 18
An Architectural Whodunit: The Renovation of “Carlson Cottage”
Paul Steinbrecher, AIA, Principal, InterActive Design, Architects;
Neal David, AIA, Vice President of Facilities, Lincoln Park Zoo

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
March 11
A Tale of Two Towers: The Heritage and The Legacy on Millennium Park
Dick Shields, Principal, Mesa Development

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
March 10
LEED for Schools
Joseph F. Clair, P.E., Director of Campus Energy and Sustainability, Illinois Institute of Technology

Recognizing that the improvement of school buildings affects both the learning environment as well as the health of a large portion of the population, the U.S. Green Building Council has tailored its LEED rating system for school construction. This presentation reviews LEED for schools, the updates in LEED 2009, and how these have been applied in the Chicago building market.

DO-IT-YOURSELF GREEN HOME AND GARDEN SERIES
March 7
Eco-friendly Landscaping Options in the Urban Environment
Greg Raymond, Managing Member, Ecogardens, LLC; Shawn Weidner, Ecogardens, LLC; Andrew Clauson, owner, Lake Street Landscape Supply

To coincide with the beginning of the spring planting season, this workshop explores and evaluates environmentally responsible landscaping alternatives for the urban environment. Raymond discusses green roofs, rain gardens, living walls, rain water harvesting, and natural landscape care as some of the options that lessen environmental impact without sacrificing aesthetics.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
March 4
Homecoming: The Staybridge Hotel on LaSalle
Joe Valerio, FAIA, Valerio Dewalt Train Associates, Inc.

Since architect Joe Valerio returned to his hometown of Chicago in 1985, the majority of his projects have been out of town. In a true homecoming, Valerio speaks about his firm’s three major high-rise projects nearing completion in Chicago: The Staybridge Hotel, 1401 South State Street Apartments and 161 West Kinzie.

Many homeowners have become frustrated with green lighting fixtures that awkwardly fit into existing hardware or give rooms an unnatural glow. Shellberg discusses sustainable home lighting options—LED, fluorescent, incandescent lighting and dimming—and the simple ways to manage energy while satisfying design aesthetics.

Led by CAF docent and trustee Henry Kuehn, this walking tour provides a rare opportunity to investigate the underground infrastructure of two buildings, the Monadnock and the Bank of America Building (135 S. LaSalle). Explore structural footings, mechanical systems and vestiges of old Loop rail systems during this unique tour.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
February 25
Chicago: Airport City
Robert Bruegmann, PhD, Professor of Art History, Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Chicago

Airports have had a large impact on the economy and physical form of urban regions. Once built, they tend to cause a major reordering of a metropolis. Nowhere has this been truer than in Chicago—and nowhere are the stakes higher if public authorities fail to reinvest sufficiently in them.

As a graduate student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Burley spent four years (1984–89) investigating the uncharted urban landscape of O’Hare airport with a large format camera. Burley gives an illustrated lecture on his photographic work featured in CAF’s exhibition: ORD: Documenting the Definitive Modern Airport.

The illustrated lecture examines the relationship between airplanes and the architectural facilities created to dignify and functionally process the occupants, crew and passengers of aircraft. Zukowsky showcases both commercial and military aviation examples and speculates about the future of air travel. He raises questions that architects may have to answer regarding new airport construction.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
February 11
The Roosevelt Collection
Keith Campbell, AIA, VP, RTKL Associates Inc.

Slated for completion in 2009, the Roosevelt Collection is one of the most ambitious ongoing residential developments in Chicago’s rapidly-developing South Loop. It features condos, retail spaces, a multiplex theater and a two-acre public park just steps form the Chicago River, ultimately blurring the distinction between commercial enterprise and public space.

DeStefano Partners is converting 6 North Michigan, formerly the Montgomery Ward headquarters, to a condominium development. The total renovation entails complete interior demolition and reconstruction of all the partitions, building services, elevators and stairs. The turret is being painstakingly reconstructed to include the ornate 19th floor arches and balconies.

For more than 50 years, Murphy/Jahn and its predecessor firm, C.F. Murphy Associates, have been the driving force behind architecture at O’Hare airport. Chambers discusses how the firm’s work at O’Hare has evolved from the corporate Miesian style of the late 1950s to Helmut Jahn’s vision and integration of architecture and engineering.

This film examines the life and work of the late American architect John Lautner. His buildings are celebrated for their structural originality and sculptural force. Lautner’s Malin House—which hovers over a canyon balanced on a single support—is considered one of the most important examples of architecture in Southern California. Lautner is currently the subject of a traveling retrospective exhibition organized by UCLA's Hammer Museum.

This session debunks myths and takes a principled approach to evaluating everyday choices that can impact the environment. Interactive and informative, this workshop helps participants evaluate options and commit to a sustainable practice.

Charles Waldheim discusses the selection of architectural photographs by Hedrich Blessing and Robert Burley that illustrate the design legacy at O’Hare.

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
January 13
South Chicago LEED ND Initiative
Marilyn Engwall, Project Manager, City of Chicago

The U.S. Green Building Council's latest program is Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND)—the first national certification system for sustainable neighborhood design and development. The City of Chicago is sponsoring one of the largest LEED ND projects in the country at the former U.S. Steel site.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
October 22
Chicago Streetcars and Their Influence on Chicago's Development
David Wilson, Service Planner, Chicago Transit Authority, and transit historian

In this lecture, David Wilson demonstrates how the development of Chicago can be traced to old streetcar lines. David analyzes and explains how the streetcars – which disappeared from Chicago fifty years ago – exerted a significant influence on the form and speed of the city’s commercial, residential and industrial growth.

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
October 15
New Developments in Shanghai
In partnership with the Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate at Roosevelt University
Iker Gil and visiting delegates, the Real Estate Research Center and the College of Architecture & Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

ERIC R. MULTHAUF LUNCHTIME LECTURE
October 8
Dover Street: The Making of a Chicago Landmark District
John Holden, past president, Dover Street Residents Association, and President, Uptown Historical Society

Discover the architectural beauty of one of Chicago’s least known streets with a presentation on Uptown’s Dover Street. Dover was developed on land that was once a part of Graceland Cemetery and features an eclectic mix of houses and small apartment buildings in styles ranging from Prairie to Tudor. The visual walking tour will also include a talk on how residents of the street fought for and secured City of Chicago Landmark District status during the past year.