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November 2021
Les Lumières : Coldefy
A Chicago Architecture Biennial Partner Program Register Here Beyond questions of expression, we ask ourselves: how does this place make us feel? What do we see and hear, how does it dialogue with our memories? For Coldefy, Architecture shapes our life and should be created for all of our senses. Based in France and working with an international team, Coldefy "creates balanced environmental, urban and social compositions that push the boundaries of cities and life," weaving landscape and personal narratives in…
Find out more »December 2021
Unwinding Privatization: (Re)municipalism and the Public Interest – Interdisciplinary Online Conference
The purpose of the conference is to examine responses to failures of privatization in cities, especially in the United States and Europe, and what to make of those responses. Since the 1970s municipalities have sold public assets such as water, electricity, gas, waste systems, and transport, to private companies or else transferred the management or delivery of city services to private actors. The results have been at best mixed. Of late, municipalities have been cancelling contracts, letting them expire or repurchasing the…
Find out more »February 2022
City/Cité Conference: Designing a Gender-Equal City
In recent years, more European cities have begun to tackle the challenge of advancing gender equality by designing public spaces with gender in mind. But what does a gender-equal city look like, and how does gender-equal urban planning work in practice? Panelists: Eva Kail, Urban Planner, City of Vienna Sara Ortiz Escalante, Urban Planner, Col·lectiu Punt 6 Stéphanie Dadour, Associate Professor, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture of Paris-Malaquais, Laboratoire ACS UMR AUSser Moderator: Faranak Miraftab, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and…
Find out more »Housing, Nature, City: Exploring the garden metropolis
A discussion around four cities : Bordeaux, Phoenix, Brussels and Chicago. Two american cities, two european cities. Four completly different environments but with common concerns. In a world where we seek to differentiate ourselves, we want to speak about what brings us together, looking elsewhere and learning from each other without denying the inevitable specificities of our cities and natural environments. Featuring: Susann Eliasson & Anthony Jammes architects, founder of GRAU Residents of the Villa Albertine In dialogue with Monica…
Find out more »March 2022
A Neighbor Among Neighbors: A Conversation with Maureen Hellwig
Download event flyer here. Born in Chicago’s 33rd year as a city, Erie Neighborhood House has witnessed its hometown prosper through the contributions of five generations of immigrants who came here seeking a better life. Few institutions have had such a view from the same address for 150 years. But it was not just a passive witness. When neighbors were tired and hungry, Erie House fed them, but not just with food— with knowledge. Through education Erie House empowered their…
Find out more »Gangs On Trial: A Conversation with John Hagedorn
Download event flyer here John Hagedorn, who has long been an expert witness in gang-related court cases, claims that what transpires in the trials of gang members is a far cry from what we would consider justice. In Gangs on Trial, he recounts his decades of experience to show how stereotypes are used against gang members and replace evidence in gang-related trials. Gangs on Trial dispels myths about gangs and recommends tactics for lawyers, mitigation specialists, and expert witnesses as…
Find out more »April 2022
Democracy’s Rebirth: The View from Chicago
Dick Simpson, a long-time political activist and former Chicago alderman, uses the Windy City to examine how the political, racial, economic and social inequalities dividing us play out in our neighborhoods and cities.
Find out more »IMPACT 2022
This panel will explore the the impact of gentrification and displacement with the potential benefits for existing community residents.
Find out more »Public Space, Rivers, and Climate Change
Conversation on public space and climate change at Studio Gang with urban planner and architect Jennifer Buyck, resident of Villa Albertine Chicago.
Find out more »September 2022
Climates of Inequity
Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center for a series of online conversations with environmental and climate justice leaders from across the country this fall. Their work reveals frameworks and strategies to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental pollution on communities of color, indigenous, and low-income earners. Students in the Environmental & Climate Justice course* will facilitate the conversations. RSVP: go.uic.edu/COI22 ClimatesOfInequlity_Fall2022
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