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.
Architecture Encyclopedia
Learn about architectural terms, styles, leading architects and milestones influencing Chicago architecture.
- Archived Exhibition
Highrises
Experience Art Deco buildings from a new point of view with Chris Hytha's unique photography - Archived Exhibition
Builders (After Jacob Lawrence)
Throughout February 2023, the Chicago Architecture Center celebrated Black History Month with a suite of programming to thoughtfully engage in dialogue regarding Chicago's rich and complex relationship between Black and African Americans and the city's built environment.
Educator Resources & Curriculum
- Book
Schoolyards to Skylines
Teaching with Chicago's amazing architecture.
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 res…
BookThe Architecture Handbook
The Architecture Handbook: A student guide to understanding buildings.
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
