About Description
The Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to convening the world to explore innovative ideas and bring people together to collectively imagine and shape the future of design. CAB’s programs are committed to producing opportunities to explore and address timely global issues through the lens of architecture and design, emphasizing community input, sustainability, and equity. Free and open to the public, CAB stands as North America’s largest international survey of contemporary architecture and design.
The signature program of the Chicago Architecture Biennial takes place every two years at the Chicago Cultural Center and sites across the city. CAB has hosted five editions since 2015: This is a Rehearsal (2023); The Available City (2021); …and other such stories (2019); Make New History (2017); and The State of the Art of Architecture (2015). CAB programming throughout the year engages global audiences in conversations exploring critical ideas and questions facing the field, and beyond. Over the course of its internationally heralded editions, CAB has presented projects created by more than 400 architects, designers, and artists from over 40 countries.
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Contact
info@chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org
Address
Office:
Chicago Architecture Biennial
78 E Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
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People
Artistic Directors
- Florencia Rodriguez, 2025
- Floating Museum, 2023
- David Brown, 2021
- Yesomi Umolu, 2019
- Johnston Marklee, 2017
- Joseph Grima & Sarah Herda, 2015
Board of Directors
- Nora Daley, Co-Chair
- Sarah Herda, Co-Chair
- Jack Guthman, Past Chairman
- Michelle T. Boone, Secretary
- Lynn Lockwood Murphy, Treasurer
- John Cullerton
- Dave Cocagne
- Kimberly Dowdell
- Helyn Goldenberg
- Yumi Ross
- Mark P. Sexton
- Ambassador Louis Susman, Director Emeritus
International Advisory Committee
- Wiel Arets (Amsterdam)
- Elizabeth Diller (New York)
- Jeanne Gang (Chicago)
- Frank Gehry (Los Angeles)
- Joseph Grima (Milan)
- Sylvia Lavin (Los Angeles)
- Lord Peter Palumbo (London)
- Hans Ulrich Obrist (London)
- Zoë Ryan (Los Angeles)
- Martino Stierli (New York)
- Stanley Tigerman (In Memoriam)
Staff
- Jennifer Armetta, Executive Director
- Trinity Medellin, Associate Director
- Eva Silverman, Director of Partnerships
- Sandy Guttman, Exhibitions Project Manager
- Max Guy, Development Manager
- Anne Shook, Programs and Communications Manager
Press
- ALMA Communications
- Mottley PR
Graphic Design
- Michael Savona, Design Coordinator
Website
- Hour.Studio and Michael Savona
Opportunities
Partner Programs
Looking to partner with CAB for the next edition? Please email programs@chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org