Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago
Housed in the Railway Exchange Building, the Chicago Architecture Foundation is a nonprofit cultural organization which aims to inspire people to discover why design matters.
Housed in the Railway Exchange Building, the Chicago Architecture Foundation is a nonprofit cultural organization which aims to inspire people to discover why design matters. It organizes numerous river cruises and themed architecture walks covering the Loop and other parts of the city, with offerings suitable for general audiences and people with specific interests. The atrium has the Chicago Model exhibit, a 320 square feet 3D representation of 400 blocks of the city with over 1000 buildings. The 3D printed scale model of central Chicago is annually updated, and is one of the most popular attractions for both tourists and locals. Visitors can also view other temporary exhibitions on design, and pick up some excellent souvenirs from the gift shop.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation organizes the Open House Chicago every October that offers behind-the-scenes access to more than 200 buildings all over the city.
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About Chicago Architecture Foundation
224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States
+1 312-922-3432
Chicago Architecture Foundation and Nearby Sights on Map
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center is home to the renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of 5 American orchestras that constitute the "Big Five" of classical music
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the best and largest museums in the U
The Fine Arts Building
An old Michigan Avenue charmer whose worn stone walls looks even older than its 120+ years
The Gage Group
Louis Sullivan designed the northernmost of the three buildings here, and the team of Holabird & Roche added the next two
The Auditorium Theatre
Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan's masterpiece
Jewelers Building
Louis Sullivan was only a draftsman at the time this was built, but there are some interesting designs nestled into expressive façade and the classic, powerful masonry walls
The Haskell Building
Originally designed by John Mills van Osdel, the city's first accredited architect after the Chicago Fire, this four-story building is one of the oldest in the Loop
Museum of Contemporary Photography
A stimulating and innovative forum for the collection, creation, and examination of contemporary image-making in its camera tradition and in its expanded vocabulary of digital processes
Spertus Institute
A museum dedicated to Jewish culture and learning, in a dramatic, newly remodeled facility
Monadnock Building
Named appropriately for a mountain in New Hampshire, the Monadnock was the last tall building to be supported by its own walls (not a metal frame, although the 1893 addition by Holabird & Roche does use one)