1 CAB 5: This is a Rehearsal (Chicago Cultural Center and city-wide) The fifth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, curated by the Floating Museum, approaches design as an iterative rehearsal process as creatives across disciplines examine the forces that shape our cities, challenge existing norms, reimagine urban needs, and find solutions for the interconnected crises affecting our daily lives. Opens September 21
2 Rathin Barman: Unsettled Structures (Arts Club of Chicago) An exhibition that delves into the anthropological significance of lived spaces as tools to explore history, memory and human behavior. It uncovers stories of how homes and their occupants evolve over time through structural additions and functional changes, revealing the complex ever-dynamic relationship between architecture and people. Opens September 19
3 Design Chicago (theMart) Get a glimpse into the year’s design future: The Midwest’s largest residential design conference returns for two days packed with educational programming, product launches and design inspiration—from modern and minimalist to eclectic and bohemian—all brought to you by the city’s preeminent kitchen, bath, and home furnishings showrooms. September 27-28
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a 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.
Rehearsal Time: The Chicago Architecture Biennial 2023 (CAB 2023) It's the most prized, most scarce thing for anyone who must perform, whether on the stage, on the page or in the plaza—time for rehearsal… The theme of this, the fifth Chicago Architecture Biennial, is "This is a Rehearsal." It is an idea at once liberating and vague, open to improvisation, the cornerstone of creation.
