Posts Tagged ‘panel’
Tiny Homes Summit to Address Youth Homelessness
Jeff and Catherine are among the 50 leading experts speaking at the upcoming “Tiny Homes Summit: New Solutions for Youth Homelessness” next week at UIC’s campus. This two-day event will focus on creative solutions to youth homelessness, estimated to be more than 20,000 in Chicago, through the lens of the Tiny Homes movement. Covering everything…
Read MorePhotos from “confronting homelessness” panel
Left to Right: Tracy Baim, Cassi Coravos, Catherine Baker, Marty Sandberg, Lon Stousland, Terry “Vic” Howell Left to Right: Peter Landon, Lon Stousland, Terry “Vic” Howell, Marty Sandberg, Jeff Bone, Catherine Baker
Read MoreCatherine to speak at ‘Confronting Homelessness’ panel
This coming Tuesday, Catherine, with the winners of The Tiny Homes Competition and others, join a panel discussion on how design can face the challenges of homelessness in Chicago, especially youth homelessness. AIGA Chicago‘s Design for Good has organized the event. Tuesday, March 29 Uptake, 600 W Chicago Avenue, 3rd Floor 5:30: reception; 6:30 –…
Read MoreAfter 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 MoreLBBA speaks at Biennial Panel next Tuesday
On Tuesday, November 24th, Landon Bone Baker will be participating in “Nine Responses to the Available City” to discuss their proposal for the ongoing Chicago Biennial exhibit BOLD: Alternate Scenarios for Chicago, organized by Iker Gil. During the panel discussion, the nine participating firms will interpret the guidelines outlined in David Brown’s “The Available City” to offer alternative propositions…
Read MoreAIA National Convention to Highlight Public Housing Development, Revitalization in Chicago
The 2014 AIA National Convention is coming to Chicago this week! The annual conference of the American Institute of Architects is an opportunity to focus on the betterment of the built environment through educational sessions, keynote speakers, and tours. LBBA’s Peter Landon and Catherine Baker will participate in a special pre-convention workshop organized by the…
Read MoreCreative Chicago Expo Introduces New Artist Spaces, Communities
Have you made plans to attend the 11th annual Creative Chicago Expo this weekend at the Chicago Cultural Center? The Creative Chicago Expo is a free, two-day event intended for creative individuals and organizations in design, culinary arts, fashion, film, music, dance, theater, literature, and the visual arts. Through keynotes, workshops, and vendors, the Expo…
Read MoreCAC Fall Meeting: Asthma & Housing
Chicago Asthma Consortium is hosting a meeting this Wednesday, November 13 to improve understanding about the impact of the home environment on asthma, and to create a dialogue among medical, asthma, and housing professionals about asthma-friendly housing. LBBA’s Catherine Baker serves on the CAC Board of Directors and will participate on the panel discussion:…
Read MoreCommunity Design: Trend or Change?
Join Chicago Women in Architecture tonight for the first event of the 2013-2014 membership year: In our current, existing world of single use communities, the live/work/play philosophy is catching on in the suburbs as well as being resurrected in urban areas. Through this breath of current analytical approaches, and the evolved thought-processes since the 1960’s,…
Read MoreCatherine Baker to participate on Healthy Communities panel at Illinois Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and the Illinois Housing Council (IHC) are co-hosting the 2013 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing on Tuesday, April 23rd and Wednesday, April 24th at the UIC Forum in Chicago. The conference includes keynote events and over 20 panels across six concurrent sessions. Each session will address financing, asset and property management,…
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