SHIFT: Fragmented Manifestos

Amancio Williams, "Building shape study for La ciudad que necessita la humanidad," Argentina, ca. 1983–1989. Collage, 15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. Courtesy Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Amancio Williams fonds, gift of the children of Amancio Williams. Copyright CCA

About the program

SHIFT: Fragmented Manifestos

at Graham Foundation

4 W. Burton Pl., Chicago, IL 60610

Gallery and bookshop hours: Wednesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Led by Artistic Director Florencia Rodriguez, SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change signals the opportunity and need to change direction—an invitation to think with others and to set new grounds for the interpretation and design of our built environments. The exhibition is organized around a series of thematic capsules: exhibitions and programs that each explore a particular idea, question, or mode of practice.

At the Graham Foundation, Fragmented Manifestos brings together a constellation of moments in recent architectural history that emerged in response to periods of radical transformation—political, technological, and cultural.
Participants include: Amancio Williams, Sergio Prego, Anne Tyng, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Charles Jencks, Stan Allen, and a collaboration between MOS and Tony Cokes. Hard Sun Interstate by Sam Chermayeff Office was hosted by the Graham Foundation during the Biennial’s opening weekend (September 18–20, 2025).

Venue

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Graham Foundation

Address

4 W. Burton Pl., Chicago, IL 60610

Neighborhood

Gold Coast

Description

Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts fosters the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The Graham realizes this vision through making project-based grants to individuals and organizations and producing exhibitions, events, and publications.

Graham Foundation, Madlener House (exterior) with "Hard Sun Interstate," Sam Chermayeff Office and Hard Sun, 2025. Photo by Bob. (Robert Heishman)
Chicago Architecture Biennial