A graphic novel that follows the neighborhood adventures of teens in Chicago as they wrestle with designing the city they want, need and deserve.
Online Resources
Learn about architecture, design and the built environment from anywhere in the world.
Learn about architecture, design and the built environment from anywhere in the world.
Buildings of Chicago
Discover the stories behind some of the city’s most significant skyscrapers, museums, theaters, bridges, homes, schools, houses of worship and parks.
Architecture Encyclopedia
Learn about architectural terms, styles, leading architects and milestones influencing Chicago architecture.
Educator Resources & Curriculum
- Activities
Hands-On Activities
Explore architecture and the built environment using all of your senses through hands-on activities about science, math, art, reading and writing, and social studies, using things you can find around the house (Ages 5-12)
ActivitiesBuild-It Design Challenges
Use your imagination and work through the Design Process to solve a problem and create your own unique construction, then share your results!
TAKE YOUR STUDENTS ON AN ARCHITECTURE ADVENTURE
Workshops and tours for student groups in grades K-12
educator training & Workshops
Hands-on training to help you use design thinking and the built environment to teach core academic subjects
Stories of Chicago
April 15, 2022
Newhouse Competition Turns 40
The CAC's Newhouse Architecture + Design Competition, now in its 40th year, continues to inspire teens to understand why design matters.
February 23, 2022
The Johnson Publishing Company
John H. Johnson founded the Johnson Publishing Company in 1942, launching the magazines Ebony in 1945 and Jet in 19…
February 23, 2022
Ida B. Wells-Barnett and the Ida B. Wells Housing Projects (Homes)
The Ida B. Wells Homes were a series of rowhouses, mid-rise and high-rise apartment buildings to house Black famili…