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Chicago: Here You Are

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June 24–September 5

Green with Desire explores the relationship between the emotional and physical components that make up our homes. A large-scale evocation of a house, along with eight case studies of Chicago-area housing types, examine the meaning and consequences of our expectations—such as comfort, convenience, and affordability. Our apartments and houses were designed to fulfill these expectations, rather than conserve resources and reduce waste. Are Chicagoans ready to add ‘green’ to their desires? Beginning June 25, come visit the greenest home in Chicago and find out.

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Program partners are key organizations in the city engaged in educating the public about sustainability and they include the Chicago Center for Green Technology, the City of Chicago Department of Environment, and the U.S. Green Building Council Chicago Chapter.

Exhibition and program support for Green with Desire: Can We Live Sustainably in Our Homes? is provided by generous grants from: Grand Victoria Foundation
Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity/Bureau of Tourism
City of Chicago Department of Environment

In-kind contributions of goods and services for the project were generously provided by the following:
ComEd
Evergreen Oak Electric/Crest Lighting Studios
Greenmakers Buidling Supply
Lightswitch

CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed
July 10–October 3

During the course of his travels in the former Soviet Union, French photographer Frederic Chaubin documented an extensive collection of startling architectural artifacts built during the last two decades of the Cold War. The exhibition is a compendium of film stills, drawings, magazine articles, and historical timelines that maps out the complex genealogy of this overlooked but compelling chapter in the history of 20th century design. These monumental buildings are dramatic and exciting in contrast to the repetitive and lifeless architecture typical of the late Soviet era. CCCP: Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed also traces the intellectual and political undercurrents that act as a backdrop, and at times inspiration, for the work of these Soviet architects.

Chicago: You Are Here
Chicago: You Are Here provides a tour of the spaces, places, and structures that define Chicago. It highlights the people who built the city, from the Sears Tower to the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

Explore Chicago’s architecture, infrastructure, and environment. Whether you’re a first time visitor or a long time resident, You Are Here is your starting point for understanding Chicago.

• Learn how to find the “zero point” on Chicago’s street grid using a scale model
• Watch a video of an L ride
• Examine an original image of the packing house at the Union Stock Yards
• Explore Chicago’s image through the World’s Columbian Exposition
• Listen to the crowds at Wrigley Field or the wolves howling at Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago: You Are Here includes sounds from around Chicagoland recorded by Chicago Public Radio station producers and listeners as part of the Sonic Soundscapes project. Find out more information at www.chicagopublicradio.org

Chicago: You Are Here is a permanent exhibition located in the ArcelorMittal CitySpace Gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public daily from 9:30am to 5pm.

Chicago: You Are Here was made possible by the support of ArcelorMittal and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

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