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Happy Anniversary Newcity!
LBBA joins 29 other writers, designers, cultural, and community leaders in celebrating Newcity’s 30th anniversary with bite-sized visions of life in Chicago 30 years from now. Broad in topic, depth, and style, this anniversary edition captures the everlasting love affair this alt publication has had with Chicago’s art and culture scene, and has us speculating on who just…
Read MoreDear Architecture,
“When we do things together, I often forget whose idea was whose.” LBBA’s Joseph Altshuler’s recent open letter to architecture and accompanying drawing are part of Blank Space’s newest publication, ‘Dear Architecture.’ The humorous, compelling, and imaginative work has us excited to check out the rest of the book. In collaboration with Zachary Morrison.
Read MoreFrom the archive: Chuck Bone Thesis Project
After the Plan: What Happened to Public Housing Families?
This coming Wednesday, join a panel discussion in a conversation about the displacement of families in the wake of the Chicago Housing Authority’s Plan for Transformation. Organized by the National Public Housing Museum, with the University of Chicago Urban Network. “Fifteen years after the Plan for Transformation, questions still remain about the relocation of resident families…
Read Moreharvest commons illustration in ‘south side weekly’
drone shots of packed solar roof at Burnham senior
Design and installation by Solarwerks, LLC The landscaping looks great too!
Read MoreLegends South and “the changing face of the city’s public housing”
LBBA’s ‘Legends South’ on the site of the former Robert Taylor Homes was one of a few projects featured in the recent Architectural Record article ‘Sheltering Chicago: The Changing Face of the City’s Public Housing.’ The article, written by Anna Fixsen, overviews Chicago’s public housing history from the isolated high-rise superblocks of the 60’s to…
Read Morethanksgiving office potluck
feeling thankful!
Read MoreLBBA tours the stony island arts bank
American Theater Company Presents: “The Project(s)”
American Theater Company (ATC) presents the third world premiere in its 30th Anniversary season: The Project(s), a documentary play about the history of public housing in Chicago, April 24-June 21, 2015. Conceived, co-written and directed by ATC Artistic Director PJ Paparelli and co-written by Joshua Jaeger, The Project(s) innovatively combines documentary theater with a cappella…
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