1
Suspended Mies
(The Arts Club, May 19)
Berlin-based photographer Bettina Pousttchi brings her photographic intervention to Chicago, drawing on the history of the city’s architecture and the Arts Club setting.
2
Small Projects Awards
(Architectural Artifacts, May 4)
AIA Chicago’s annual exhibit and celebration of the city’s smaller-scale architectural projects and small firms.
3
IIT College of Architecture Open House
(Crown Hall, May 12)
Crown Hall opens its doors for end-of-year student showcase.
4
Urban Think & Drink: The Death Gap
(Metropolitan Planning Council, May 18)
Drink the death disparity between high- and low-income areas away at this month’s installment of MPC’s urbanist get-together.
5
Chicago Mini-Maker Faire
(Schurz High School, May 6)
Everything artisanal and bespoke under the roof of the Dwight Perkins-designed treasure.
Ben Schulman is the former editor of Newcity’s Design section. He recently returned to Chicago after seven years away, after leading the real estate, planning and placemaking teams as the Vice President of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) in Memphis, TN. He is currently a partner with the Office of Housing Strategies, a consultancy that unlocks barriers to housing development, and a director with a5 Branding & Digital, a communications, media and design firm focused on healthy, sustainable communities.
Contact: ben@newcity.com | Website: benschulman.com
