Visiting Schools Training Sessions
Part 1/ Wednesday, October 5, 6 pm- 7:30 pm
Part 2/ Wednesday, October 19, 6 pm- 7:30 pm
Chicago Architecture Foundation John Buck Lecture Hall (first floor, off the atrium)
224 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Please RSVP to CAF: 312-922-3432 x246
More info: http://communityinterface.org/category/school-visits/
Wondering how to help a 3rd grader understand how buildings stand up? Puzzled about what vocab and materials are needed to explain scale to a 5th grader? Curious about how to get an 8th grader excited about sketching? CAF and the CIC are hosting a hands-on training session over two evenings designed to help AIA members prepare to work with local elementary school students and teachers.
The Community Interface Committee (CIC) of AIA Chicago is partnering with the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) during the 2011 – 2012 school year for a series of ‘Architects in the Schools’ visits to Chicago area 3rd – 8th grade classrooms. (Visits scheduled to begin in fall 2011; the number of visits is up to you.)
Urban Works Project Tour, UNO’s Veterans Memorial Charter School Campus
Saturday, October 1 2011, 10am – 12noon
4248 W. 47th Street
Chicago IL 60632
Meet at: Main Campus entry on S. Kildare near 47th Street
Learning Units available!
RSVP at AIA Chicago’s calendar: www.aiachicago.org/events.asp#October2011
Join the Community Interface Committee and UrbanWorks, Ltd. to tour their most recent competition winning project – the United Neighborhood Organization’s Veterans Memorial Charter School Campus. This project achieves design excellence transforming an existing industrial concrete and brick structure into two major uses: educational and community facilities. Unique, innovative design strategies were utilized to achieve LEED Gold Certification including solar thermal panels and daylighting strategies. The incorporation of an extensive green roof contributed to the project obtaining first place in 2009 for Mayor Daley’s Landscape Award and provides pleasant outdoor spaces.
Firm Tour – Open Hand Studio: A Case for Pro Bono
Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
111 West Washington Street, Suite 2100,
Chicago IL 60602
Learning Units available!
RSVP at AIA Chicago’s calendar: www.aiachicago.org/events.asp#November2011
Architects have a responsibility to improve peoples’ lives. Connecting to our communities informs and enriches our work, thus increasing our ability to fulfill that responsibility. Founded in 2009, the Cannon Design Open Hand Studio fulfills our commitment to socially responsible design, considered as an integral aspect of our practice. Open Hand Studio works through the built environment to better connect with and serve our communities. This Open Hand Studio tour will share how Cannon Design approaches pro bono work and will provide first-hand feedback on the impacts of the firm’s efforts in Chicago and across its other offices.
