The 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial has officially opened to the public in its fourth edition. 

This year’s theme, The Available City, is explored by 15 installations featuring more than 80 contributors from 18 different countries. 

The sites of this iteration include the historic Central Park Theater and Danish-backed Soil Lab in North Lawndale. Exhibitions at the Bronzeville Artists Lofts and Graham Foundation feature contributions from SHAU and El Cielo internationally. Essays from Yale University’s Elleza Kelley and Harvard’s Jill Desmini will be available online along with the writings of six other contributors along with a conversation about The Available City theme with Craig Wilkins and Artistic Director David Brown. 

Each project or essay is a response to the Biennial’s focus, which has also been explored by Brown as part of a curatorial journey that began on vacant lots in Chicago’s Southside years ago. 

“Exploring the potential of The Available City has been a central focus for me for over a decade, and it is a fantastic opportunity to explore its ideas with global and local architects, designers, thinkers, and community leaders within the Biennial’s platform,” Brown said in a press statement. 

“When the Biennial opens, our work is really just beginning — the Biennial is an open conversation on possibility, and I am excited to see what ideas, collaborations, and partnerships emerge from this forum.”

The exhibitions and installations will be open to the public beginning today and ending on December 18. Scroll down to see more of the Biennial’s installation opening images.