Frank Lloyd Wright, Demolition of the Larkin Company Administration Building, June 14, 1950. Collection of The Buffalo History Museum. Larkin Company photograph collection, Picture .L37, #2-77
1 Chicago Architecture Biennial: The Available City North America’s largest international survey of contemporary architecture takes over the Chicago Cultural Center and the greater city under the artistic direction of David Brown. Opens September 17
2 Intersect Art and Design Bringing together design events from across the country (Aspen, Palm Springs, Chicago), Intersect highlights three-dimensional art and design—glass, ceramics, wood, fiber, jewelry, metal and sculpture. CANCELED: November 4-7, Navy Pier
3 Romanticism to Ruin: Two Lost Works of Sullivan and Wright (Wrightwood 659) An exhibition that examines two long-gone architectural gems and their legacy: Louis Sullivan’s Garrick Theater Building, which stood for only sixty-nine years, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Larkin Building in Buffalo that lasted forty-four. Opens September 24
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a seasoned journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
