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Sponsors
Lead support for the Chicago Architecture Biennial is provided by the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Good Chaos, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Amrize, Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Chicago Free for All Fund, the Polk Bros. Foundation, and Illinois Arts Council.
Principal support for Learning programs is provided by the Zell Family Foundation. Additional support by the Crown Family Philanthropies.
Generous support is provided by the MacArthur Foundation, Cari and Michael J. Sacks, Donald R. Wilson Jr. Family Foundation, the Poetry Foundation, Manasi and Dave Cocagne, Anne L. Kaplan, Sandra and Jack Guthman, Donna C. King Estate, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Mansueto Foundation, Pritzker Traubert Foundation, Susan and Bob Wislow, Rooney Family/R4 Services, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Builtworlds, Goldman Sachs, Dedrea and Paul Gray, Lefkofsky Family Foundation, Neisser Family Foundation, Related Midwest, Segal Family Foundation, Thornton Tomasetti, Steve and Cindy Cruise, Helyn Goldenberg, Gray Capital Partners, Guggenheim Securities, Scan Design Foundation, Wintrust and the Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
SHIFT site partners generously provide their space, including the Acadia Realty Trust, Parkside Realty, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Millennium Park Foundation, and the Rebuild Foundation.
The Bloomberg Connects digital experience is made possible through the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Southwest Airlines is the Official Airline of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Media Partners include Architectural Record, Dezeen, New York Review of Architecture, STIR, and Untapped.
*As of October 1, 2025