July, August, September 2008 NEW THIS SEASON: Green with Desire: Can We Live Sustainably In Our Homes? - New exhibition that examines the construction of the American home from the perspectives of eight desires: affordability, status, comfort, ownership, convenience, permanence, shelter and privacy. June-September

Roots of Reform Bus Tour - This tour highlights efforts among women and minorities to improve Chicago�s urban condition. JuneSeptember

CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed - Exhibition mapping out the complex genealogy of an overlooked but compelling chapter in the history of 20th century design. JulyOctober

Boom Towns: Chicago Architects Design New Worlds - Exhibition explores similarities and differences in the architectural responses of boom conditions in two different centuries and two different geographies. Opens September 18

Architecture River Cruise Still Cruising! Chicago's most popular River Cruise! CAF-certified expert docents interpret the world-class architecture along the Chicago River. Daily: see website for ticket information and departure times.

Green Inside Out (Walking Tour) Tour addresses ways architects have (or have not) taken the environment into consideration over the past century of commercial design in Chicago's Loop.

Evanston Downtown (Walking Tour) Wednesday and Saturday twice a month. See www.architecture.org for details.

EVENTS/PUBLIC PROGRAMS: Free and located at the Chicago Architecture Foundation unless otherwise noted on the website. For more details on events and public programs visit the website.

EXHIBITIONS: ALL FREE AND OPEN DAILY TO THE PUBLIC 224 S. Michigan Avenue 312.922.3432

Green with Desire: Can We Live Sustainably In Our Homes? Are Chicagoans ready to add �green� to their desires? Originally, apartments and houses were designed to fulfill particular expectations�such as comfort, convenience, and affordability, rather than conserve resources and reduce waste. A large-scale bright green house, along with eight case studies of Chicago-area housing types examine the meaning and consequences of our expectations as well as the relationship between the emotional and physical components that make up our homes. It is the greenest home in Chicago!

CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed - Fueled by massive immigration, technological innovation and new models of social organization, Chicago�in the 19th century�proved to be the focal point of an unprecedented boom. The city grew from 30,000 inhabitants in 1850 to nearly 1.7 million by 1900. CCCP explores how Chicago led the development of a new architecture that changed the practice of building worldwide. July 10October 3.

Chicago: You Are Here - An engaging permanent exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Exhibit includes a scale model of downtown Chicago, along with images, artifacts and video presentations, encouraging visitors to explore the architecture, infrastructure and environment of Chicago.

TOURS: CAF offers a variety of 80+ river, walking and bus tours. Full schedule at www.architecture.org

Architectural River Cruise - CAF-certified expert docents interpret the world-class architecture along the Chicago River. A 90-minute narrated river cruise, with commentary on more than 50 architecturally significant sites, all from the perspective of the river.

BUS TOURS: Roots of Reform Bus Tour - This tour highlights efforts among women and minorities to improve Chicago�s urban condition. Tours are scheduled for select Thursdays and Sundays, June through September and depart from CAF, 224 S. Michigan Avenue.

Highlights by Bus - This three and a half hour bus tour highlights Chicago�s wide range of architectural influence and design, and covers 30 miles of the city including: the Loop, Hyde Park, the Gold Coast, several historic districts, university campus�, parks, and residential neighborhoods. The tour features an interior tour of Frank Lloyd Wright�s Robie House, as well as Mies van der Rohe�s IIT campus and the Rookery in downtown Chicago. The interior tour of the Robie House is given by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30am.

Frank Lloyd Wright Neighborhoods by Bus - Four hour bus tour traces development of prairie style in Oak Park and River Forest amid world's highest concentration of Wright buildings. See exteriors of more than 25 houses and guided walks through three neighborhoods. Tour runs first Saturday of every month. Prepaid, non-refundable reservations required: www.ticketmaster.com

Devil in the White City Bus Tour - This compelling bus tour is based upon Erik Larson�s bestselling novel that chronicles the 1893 World�s Columbian Exposition and the emergence of America�s first mass murderer. Weekly; see website for dates See website for a complete listing of dates.

DOWNTOWN WALKING TOURS: Happy Hour Tours! The following tours offer ending with a drink at a neighborhood pub. Mondays: Downtown Deco Tuesdays: Millennium Park Revealed Wednesdays: Historic Skyscrapers Thursdays: Architecture of Culture & Commerce Fridays: Modern Skyscrapers May-September at 5:30pm

Preserving Chicago�s Future - A new way to look at Chicago's architectural heritage. Tour explores why choices to preserve are made and how those decisions shape the future. Friday and Saturday twice a month; 10:30a.m.

Historic Skyscrapers May - September Daily at 10:00am and 3pm (no 3pm tour on Weds.) Wednesday at 5:30pm (Happy Hour tour)

Modern Skyscrapers Daily 1pm

Architecture of Culture & Commerce Daily at 2pm

Downtown Deco Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 11am

Tiffany on Wednesdays Wednesdays 3pm

Louis Sullivan: Lost & Found - This tour explores the concentration Louis Sullivan�s work in the Loop, both standing and fallen. CAF, in cooperation with the Art Institute of Chicago, will trace Sullivan�s career and reveal his philosophy through surviving works, fragments, and relevant sites in the city center that was home for his entire professional life. Wednesdays 2:30pm, Thursdays 5:30pm and Saturdays10:30am.

JULY Tuesday, July 8 12:15pm / LECTURE LEED for Homes Overview

Wednesday, July 9 12:15pm / LECTURE From Cottage To Bungalow: Flexible Design and the Production of Convenient and Affordable Housing Joseph Bigott, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History, Purdue University Calumet

Thursday, July 10 12:15pm / LECTURE The Convenient Truth: Energy Audits with the Energy Detectives

Wednesday, July 16 12:15pm / LECTURE Barns of Walworth County

Friday, July 18 10a.m. - 4:00p.m. Construction Junction Family programming is coming to CAF this summer. "Construction Junction" at the Family Fun Activity Zone. Families will help construct a colossal kid-sized structure out of recycled newspapers.

Tuesday, July 22 12:15pm / COURSE Greening Your Office: Tips on How to Make Your Workplace Eco-friendly

Wednesday, July 23 12:15pm / LECTURE The Restoration of the Blackstone Hotel

Saturday, July 26 10am / TOUR Tour of Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, IL

Wednesday, July 30 12:15pm / LECTURE Mortgage Due: The Environmental Costs of Home Building Adam Rome, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History, Pennsylvania State University

August Wednesdays, August 6-September 10 68:15pm/ ADULT COURSE Architectural Drawing: How to Sketch Like an Architect

Thursday, August 7 12:15pm/ LECTURE Financing Your Green Home Improvements

Saturday, August 9 10am/ WORKSHOP Greening Your Historic Bungalow or Historic Greystone

Tuesday, August 12 12:15pm/ LECTURE New Directions for the National Trust: Going Green with Historic Preservation

Thursday, August 14 6pm/ OPEN HOUSE Docent Education Program

Sunday, August 17 10am/ FAMILY PROGRAM See Me In the City

Tuesday, August 19 5:30pm/ PANEL DISCUSSION Consumer, Builder, or Legislature? Meeting the Demand for Residential Green Building

Saturday, August 23 12:15pm / WORKSHOP The Chicago Green Homes Program for Homeowners

Saturday, August 23 1pm / OPEN HOUSE Docent Education Program

September Thursday, September 4 12:15pm/ LECTURE Guiding Principals for Creating Green Interiors

Tuesday, September 9 12:15pm/ LECTURE Introduction to Green Roof Design

Wednesday, September 10 12:15pm/ LECTURE Modernizing Mies at 860-880: When Less is Not Enough

For detailed information check: www.architecture.org - P 312.922.3432

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Media Contact: Susan Ross 312.922.3432 x254 SRoss@architecture.org