Participants in the upcoming 5th edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) have been announced by the organization in a preview of their exhibition titled This is a Rehearsal. The event will open on September 21st at various sites throughout the city.

A total of 50 contributors were announced as part of the Biennial's curatorial process, which is being led by the local artists' collective Floating Museum. 

Participants in CAB 5 include the 2023 Leibniz Prize winner Achim Menges; The Bartlett School of Architecture’s new Director Amy Kulper; studio: indigenous founder and academic Chris Cornelius; and Minnesota-based duo Dream The Combine, among a list of other prominent local and international names such as Carol Ross Barney, Camille Henrot, Tschabalala Self, and the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City.

According to the Biennial: “This is a Rehearsal will center process and community through a broad curatorial lens, bringing together a network of projects that investigate how architecture is integral to collective care and the improvement of urban life. From programming focused on architecture in cinema, to participatory urban food justice projects, CAB 5 will invite public participation and discourse by broadly considering how infrastructure, history, and the aesthetics of space impact us all.”

This year’s Biennial will include the newly-acquired CAB Studio space in the Chicago Cultural Center for the first time. CAB 5 runs until January 2nd and is being presented in partnership with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. More than 100 programs and activations will take place as part of the exhibition.

Additional information about this year's Biennial can be found here.