2008 PUBLIC PROGRAMS
The Public Program calendar is updated on a monthly basis. If you have a program, tour or exhibit that helps build understanding about the Plan of Chicago or inspires bold plans and big dreams for the future of metropolitan region please submit to info@burnhamplan100.org with the subject line “Public Programs.”
March 6
Burnham’s Life and Legacy (12:15 pm)
Judith Paine McBrien will show a trailer from The Archimedia Workshop’s documentary film in progress, “Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City.” The viewing will be complemented by a "behind-the-scenes" power point presentation of Burnham's birthplace and early years in New York followed by a discussion of Burnham's legacy today. (Cost: Free. No RSVP needed. Sponsored by the Friends of Downtown)
Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater
76 E. Washington Street, Chicago
March 11
Tuesdays at APA:
Madison Street Corridor Revitalization (5:00 pm)
Joseph Kearney of the Chaddick Institute and Doug Hammel of Camiros, Ltd. will discuss how a program involving high school students provided additional insight to a recent plan developed for the West Garfield Park and infused students with a deeper appreciation for the role of planning in shaping the future of their neighborhood. The program—Leading Community Change—is a partnership among the Chicago Public Schools, Bethel New Life, and the Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development at DePaul University (Cost: Free. No RSVP needed)
American Planning Association
122 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago
Information: www.planning.org/tuesdaysatapa
March 26 – April 23 (Wednesdays, 5:45 - 7:45 pm)
Reading the Plan of Chicago:
Daniel Burnham and Civic Vision
The 1909 Plan of Chicago was based on the conviction of its principle writer, architect Daniel Burnham, that citizens can intervene in the headlong rush of unplanned urban growth to re-direct Chicago's physical structure, creating conditions conducive to humane and prosperous living. The class will read and discuss the Plan itself, not only to learn about an important epoch in Chicago's history, but also to reflect on the challenge it poses to our understanding and experience of living in Chicago at the beginning the of twenty-first century. (Cost: $120, 5 sessions)
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton, Chicago 60610
Register Online or 312.255.3700
March 27
Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham’s Life and Work in Evanston (7:00 pm)
Architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham made Evanston his home for over twenty-five years, raising his family in an old farmhouse by Lake Michigan. Burnham also designed a number of buildings in Evanston, some of which still stand. Judith Paine McBrien, producer of the forthcoming film about Burnham “Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City,” will present an overview of Burnham's work in Evanston, as well as a short trailer of the film.
(Cost: $5 Non-members/EHC members Free.)
Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood Street. Evanston
Reservations recommended: 847.475.3410 or
jenny-thompson@northwestern.edu
Ongoing
November 2, 2007 and continuing into 2008
Festival of Maps
The Festival of Maps Chicago is a citywide celebration of humanity's greatest discoveries and the maps that record our boldest explorations. More than 25 cultural and scientific institutions join a unique collaboration that will feature maps, globes, artifacts and artworks and track the evolving technology of wayfinding from ancient to modern times [Festival of Maps website]. Burnham Partners will find the following of special interest:
November 16, 2007 – December 31, 2008
Maps in the Public Square:
An Atlas of the Next Chicago Region
This on-line exhibit highlights the creative combination of mapmaking and public policy in the Chicago region. The region’s groundbreaking advances in regional planning, sustainable urban development, and community decision-making have been supported and given shape by equally groundbreaking cartography. The Atlas includes maps that have been especially influential in discussions of conservation, land use, transportation, open space, housing and social service provision. The exhibit, curated by Mark Bouman, Professor of Geography at Chicago State University is collaboration among Openlands, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago Metropolis 2020 and the City of Chicago.
www.mapsinthepublicsquare.org
January 10 – March 21, 2008
Map This! Envisioning a Global City
A diverse group of students—from Seoul to the south side—offers fresh perspectives on Chicago’s built environment. Map This! showcases unique graphic representations of Chicago’s history and future through a collaborative effort of researchers and students at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Institute of Technology. (Cost: Free.)
Chicago Architecture Foundation
John Buck Gallery
224 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Through March 28, 2008
Under Study:
Maps and Photographs of Chicago's Near West Side
This exhibit, part of the Festival of Maps, follows the Near West Side as it has changed from a nineteenth-century port-of-entry neighborhood up to its present-day growth and development as a revitalized twenty-first century community. Maps and documentary photographs provide a lens through which to view the neighborhood ’s colorful and fascinating history which includes Jane Addams' Hull-House settlement, the former Maxwell Street Market, and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
(Free. Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am - 4:30pm.)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Special Collections and University Archives Department
 801 S. Morgan Street, Chicago
More information or 312 996.2742 |
