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The Chicago Architecture Biennial prepares for round two in 2017

2016-01-07T19:33:00-05:00

Met with "unequivocal success", as described by Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago Architecture Biennial will be back in fall 2017. The Chicago Cultural Center had a bustling three months serving as the venue of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, "The State of the Art of Architecture", which ran from October 3-January 3.

While the content of the Biennial itself is up for debate, the event attracted over 500,000 attendees. Students, educators, architects, and the general public got to check out exhibitions, full-scale installations like those from the Lakefront Kiosk Competition, and a slew of public programs.

There isn't much about the 2017 event just yet, but official dates, leadership, and the Biennial's theme will be revealed in the coming months. Stay tuned.

In case you missed it, here's plenty of CAB coverage from Archinect:

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Team Ultramoderne's "Chicago Horizon" wins Chicago Lakefront Kiosk competition

2015-08-05T14:38:00-04:00

From mathematical sponges to nature-inspired havens, a sleek spacious canopy by Team Ultramoderne was selected as the overall winning Chicago Lakefront Kiosk design, as revealed by the Chicago Architecture Biennial today. Launched in late 2014, the global competition invited architects to propose kiosk designs inspired by the Windy City and its Lake Michigan waterfront.

The winning proposal — in addition to three commissioned kiosks designed by architects in collaboration with students from local Chicago architecture schools — will be installed at the Biennial starting this October. So far, the plan is that the winning kiosk will stand as a permanent lakefront installation even after the exhibition gates close in January 2016.

Team Ultramoderne, a three-person team comprising of architects Yasmin Vobis and Aaron Forrest of Ultramoderne in collaboration with structural engineer Brett Schneide, scored the top BP Prize (sponsored by oil/gas company BP) with their proposal "Chicago Horizo...

Chicago Architecture Biennial announces three Lakefront Kiosk teams between local architecture schools + international firms

2015-03-16T20:56:00-04:00

Preparation for the anticipated Chicago Architecture Biennial this October are already well underway. Today, the Biennial announced the three partnerships -- between local Chicago architecture schools and international firms -- who will each envision an innovative kiosk design to be realized during the Biennial. The project marks a unique collaboration between architectural industry leaders, students, schools, and citywide programs.

The three collaborative teams are: the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Pezo von Ellrichshausen, an art and architecture studio from Concepción, Chile; the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and the Amsterdam + Lagos-based practice NLÉ led by Kunlé Adeyemi; finally, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) will work with an architectural design team comprising of Paul Andersen of Denver-based Indie Architecture as well as Paul Preissner, principal of Chicago-based Paul Preissner Architects.

If you haven't forgotten, the Lakefront K...

Chicago Architecture Biennial starts percolating with Kiosk Competition announcement

2014-12-18T19:09:00-05:00

The [Lakefront Kiosk Competition] calls for the inventive design of a new kiosk that will be installed on Chicago’s lakefront, one of the city’s most vibrant public spaces. A jury of architects, curators, and city representatives will select one winner to receive the BP Prize, which includes an honorarium for design development and a construction budget to realize the design.

The very first Chicago Architecture Biennial is gearing up for its run October 2015 - January 2016: themed "The State of the Art of Architecture", the biennial just announced its "Lakefront Kiosk Competition", to design a kiosk for use on Chicago's waterfront during and after the Biennial.

As stipulated in the brief, the kiosk must serve a commercial purpose during the summer season, and still function as "an iconic work of architecture that will attract visitors and enliven the lakefront year-round". Other than that, it's pretty open.

Part of a coordinated, broader effort with the Chicago Park District and the city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel, the competition is open to anyone, anywhere – teams can be multidisciplinary, so long as it's headed by someone with an accredited architecture degree. The jury will consist of "architects, curators and city representatives", including architects David Adjaye and Jeanne Gang.

Check out the Lakefront Kiosk Competition listing on Bustler for more inform...