Chicago Architecture Foundation
The Chicago Architecture Foundation is a nonprofit group in Chicago, Illinois, USA, dedicated to increasing the public's understanding of architecture and design. It is well known in Chicago for its public programs, most notably bus and walking tours of Chicago-area architectural sites and docent-led architecture cruises on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.[1]
The Chicago Architecture Foundation was founded in 1966 as the Chicago School of Architecture Foundation to save H. H. Richardson's Glessner House, one of Chicago's oldest residences. In 1971, it began to offer lectures and volunteer-led tours of Chicago to the public. In 1979 it was renamed the Chicago Architecture Foundation. In 2009 CAF opened a new exhibit, Chicago Model City, a scale model of the central area of the city.[2] In addition, it provides educational material for the Chicago primary and secondary school system.
[edit] ArchiCenter
The ArchiCenter is a free exhibition gallery operated by the Chicago Architecture Foundation.[3] Located at 224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago in the Chicago Loop's historic Santa Fe Building, the ArchiCenter offers changing exhibits about Chicago's historic and new architecture, neighborhoods and built environment. Lectures, panel discussions, education programs and architecture tours are also offered.
[edit] References
- ^ "CAF Tours". http://caf.architecture.org/tours. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ Blair Kamin (June 2, 2009). "A new model of Chicago's Loop, emerging next week in the CAF's "Chicago Model City" show". Chicago Tribune. http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2009/06/mark-your-calendars-for-next-thursday-the-chicago-architecture-foundation-will-be-opening-a-new-exhibition-chicago-model-ci.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ Bill Cunniff (October 25, 2007). "Gallery looks at environmentalist architect as well as floating homes". Chicago Sun-Times. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F7236FB29877F4B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-10.
[edit] External links
- Chicago Architecture Foundation web site
- Chicago Architecture Foundation YouTube Channel
- ArchiCenter
