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Canstruction 2009

Results from the 3rd Annual Design/Build Competition

The Third Annual Canstruction Chicago, June 12–28. Take a look at the one-of-a-kind structures on display at the former Apparel Center.

Canstruction Chicago 2009 Competition

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AIA Chicago Quarterly Calendar now online

Can you hear that? It's the sound of trees not being cut down. We are proud to announce the AIA Chicago Quarterly Calendar is now available exclusively online.

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ArchiPages

You are invited to include your firm in an exciting publication that will have a signifcant impact on the building and design community in the state of Illinois and beyond!

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Career STIMULUS

For information on volunteer activities in the design community, visit archiprose.

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Chicago Architect now available

Chicago Architect May/Jun 2009 cover and table of contents

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The Chicago Architect May | June 2009 issue features stories on Bob Pratt's Ornamentation, Clay Vogel in China, and Hamburg's Chicago Square. Also included: Jordan Mozer's point of view on intellectual property rights; Zurich Esposito interviews Bill Baker of SOM.

A subscription to Chicago Architect is included with AIA Chicago membership. Non-members may subscribe to the magazine.

Please send questions, comments, or announcements for Chicago Architect to CA@aiachicago.org or AIA Chicago, Attn: Editor, 35 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60601.

Read the archived interview with Walter Netsch, FAIA, from the November/December 2007 issue.

Mission statement: Chicago Architect, the primary outreach tool of AIA Chicago, is published six times a year as an authoritative resource for architects, the larger design community and the public about architecture and related issues of interest to Chicago architects. The magazine communicates industry trends, the value of high-quality design and the role of AIA Chicago and its members in the world of architecture. Media kits and the 2009 editorial calendar are available.

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TOOL FOR REDUCING CARBON

Chicago's Committee on the Environment launches Cool Tool Carbon Reduction Strategies for the Chicago Region.

AIAChicago COTE Actions for President Obama
Recommendations by members of the Chicago community for President Obama.
Video recorded on January 20, 2009


Calendar

First Tuesdays Happy Hour
Tuesday, July 7, 5:30 pm -  8:00 pm

This event is sponsored by Young Architects Forum
Learning units: Not Available
Location: Rock Bottom Brewery, 1 W. Grand Ave.
Member price: 0   Non-member price: 0

ARE Study Hall
Wednesday, July 8, 5:30 pm -  9:00 pm

This event is sponsored by Young Architects Forum
Learning units: Not Available
Location: AIA Chicago
Member price: 0   Non-member price: 0

Beyond Burnham: Marktown: Early 20th Century Industrial Housing as a 21st Century Resource
Wednesday, July 8, 12:15 pm -  1:00 pm

This event is sponsored by Regional & Urban Design and Historic Resources KCs
Learning units: 1.0 LU/HSW
Location: AIA Chicago
Member price: 0   Non-member price: $15.00

Working with an Architect
Thursday, July 9, 7:00 pm -  8:30 pm

This event is sponsored by AIA Chicago, Wilmette Public Library
Learning units: Not Available
Location: Wilmette Public Library 1242 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
Member price: 0   Non-member price: 0

Let There Be Grand Light: Restoring the Palmer House Chandeliers
Thursday, July 9, 12:00 pm -  1:00 pm

This event is sponsored by Historic Resources KC
Learning units: 1.0 LU/HSW
Location: AIA Chicago
Member price: 0   Non-member price: $15.00

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