March 2023 Newsletter
Chicago Harbor Lighthouse Chicago Harbor Lighthouse – Past, Present and Future May 24, 2023 With Guest Speaker Ward Miller
Chicago Harbor Lighthouse - Past, Present and Future
The Cliff Dwellers
May 24, 2023With Edward Torres, Project Architect and Ward Miller, Preservation ChicagoLarn more at Chicago Harbor...
National Building Arts Center presents The James R. Thompson Center: Preserving the Postmodern People’s Palace by Elizabeth Blasius and Jonathan Solomon May 10, 2023
The National Building Arts Center announces its first-ever National Historic Preservation Month Lecture:The James R. Thompson Center: Preserving Futures at the Postmodern People’s Palace:...
Driehaus Museum Presents Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw EXTENDED to May 21, 2023
"Richard Nickel (1928-1972) was a Polish-American architectural photographer and preservationist. Nickel first encountered the work of Louis Sullivan (1856-1924) as a student, when photographing...
Society of Architectural Historians Presents The City Beyond the White City: Race, Two Chicago Homes, and their Neighborhoods November 3, 2022 to October 28,...
"Exhibition Explores the History of Race and the Built Environment in Chicago through the archaeology of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, the Charnley-Persky House...
Navy Pier presents Flow – Water Brings Life to Chicago The Photography of Barry Butler Through December 31, 2023
"Navy Pier is honored to open a new exhibit, 'Flow - Water Brings Life to Chicago.'"Barry Butler’s 22-image exhibit is a celebration of many...
“Early Chicago Skyscrapers” for UNESCO World Heritage Site Designation by AIA Chicago and Preservation Chicago
There is strong support to designate “Early Chicago Skyscrapers” as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A UNESCO World Heritage Site designation would further recognize...
AIA Guide to Chicago, 4th Edition by American Institute of Architects Chicago Edited by Laurie McGovern Petersen
"Chicago’s architecture attracts visitors from around the globe. The fourth edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago is the best portable resource for exploring...
POTENTIAL WIN: Century and Consumers Buildings Receive Preliminary Landmark Designation! (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2023)
"A campaign to save two historic buildings on State Street from the wrecking ball took a step forward today when a city panel unanimously...
SUN-TIMES EDITORIAL: Fight the Power: City Must Move Quickly on Landmark Status for Fed-Owned Loop Skyscrapers (Chicago 7 2011, 2013, 2022 & 2023)
"The Century and Consumers buildings downtown are landmarks in every sense of the word."Built in 1913, the upswept 16-story Century at 202 S. State...
LOSS: After 17 Years of Neglect, GSA Pursues Emergency Demolition of 212 S. State, Located Between Century and Consumers Buildings (Chicago 7 2011, 2013,...
"The Feds began tearing down a vacant three-story building on South State Street this week, but preservationists may have stayed the demolition of adjacent,...