The State of the Art of Architecture
Vision
Launched in 2015, the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial – “The State of the Art of Architecture” – took its title from a 1977 conference organized by architect Stanley Tigerman, which invited leading creative voices to Chicago to discuss the current state of the field. This groundbreaking edition was curated by Artistic Directors Sarah Herda, Director of the Graham Foundation and current CAB Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, and British architect, critic, curator and editor Joseph Grima. Over 100 participants from more than 30 countries, included:
Al Borde; allzone / Rachaporn Choochuey; Andreas Angelidakis; Andrés Jaque / Office for Political Innovation; ArandaLasch; Assemble; Atelier Bow-Wow; Iwan Baan; Erin Besler / Besler & Sons; Tatiana Bilbao S.C.; Bjarke Ingels Group / BIG; Santiago Borja; Carlos Bunga; Bureau Spectacular / Jimenez Lai; Csutoras & Liando; Design With Company; El Equipo de Mazzanti / Giancarlo Mazzanti; Frida Escobedo; Didier Faustino; Moon Hoon; Indie Architecture + Paul Preissner Architects; John Ronan Architects; Johnston Marklee; junya.ishigami+associates; Kéré Architecture / Francis Kéré; Kuehn Malvezzi; Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal and Frederic Druot; Yasmeen Lari / Heritage Foundation Pakistan; Lateral Office; LIST / Ido Avissar; MAIO; Marshall Brown Projects; Mass Studies / Minsuk Cho; MOS / Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample; New-Territories/M4 / François Roche & Camille Lacadee; NLÉ / Kunlé Adeyemi; Norman Kelley; OFFICE / Kersten Geers David Van Severen; Onishimaki + Hyakuda Architects; OPEN Architecture / Li Hu & Huang Wenjing; Lluís Ortega / Sio2arch; otherothers / David Neustein & Grace Mortlock; Pedro&Juana; Pezo von Ellrichshausen; Plan:b Arquitectos / Felipe Mesa & Federico Mesa; PORT; PRODUCTORA; RAAAF [Rietveld Architecture-Art-Affordances]; Bryony Roberts; RUA Arquitetos; Rural Urban Framework; SO-IL; Sou Fujimoto Architects; studio Albori; Studio [D] Tale; Studio Gang / Jeanne Gang; TOMA; UrbanLab / Sarah Dunn and Martin Felsen; VTN / Vo Trong Nghia Architects; WAI Architecture Think Tank; Weathers / Sean Lally; Amanda Williams; WORKac+ Ant Farm / Amale Andraos & Dan Wood, Chip Lord & Curtis Schreier
