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🎭✨ Since 1929, the Civic Opera Building has paired dramatic architecture with one of the nation’s leading opera venues. A standout Chicago Theatre Week feature.
#Chicago #architecture #Chicagotheaterweek
📸: Civic Opera Building, Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Photographer: provided
#Chicago #architecture #Chicagotheaterweek
📸: Civic Opera Building, Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Photographer: provided
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🎭✨ Since 1929, the Civic Opera Building has paired dramatic architecture with one of the nation’s leading opera venues. A standout Chicago Theatre Week feature.
#Chicago #architecture #Chicagotheaterweek
📸: Civic Opera Building, Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Photographer: provided
#Chicago #architecture #Chicagotheaterweek
📸: Civic Opera Building, Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, Photographer: provided
❄️ Winter might feel endless, but it sure looks good.
Don't worry. In a few months it'll be scorching hot. 🥵
📸: @layne_ferd via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
Don't worry. In a few months it'll be scorching hot. 🥵
📸: @layne_ferd via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
February 5, 2026 at 12:18 AM
❄️ Winter might feel endless, but it sure looks good.
Don't worry. In a few months it'll be scorching hot. 🥵
📸: @layne_ferd via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
Don't worry. In a few months it'll be scorching hot. 🥵
📸: @layne_ferd via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
Celebrate Chicago Restaurant Week at The Berghoff, founded in 1898 and located in historic post–Great Fire buildings. Still holds Liquor License #1. A true Loop classic.
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagorestaurantweek
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagorestaurantweek
February 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Celebrate Chicago Restaurant Week at The Berghoff, founded in 1898 and located in historic post–Great Fire buildings. Still holds Liquor License #1. A true Loop classic.
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagorestaurantweek
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagorestaurantweek
🕳️ Can’t be mad at a longer winter when it looks like this. ❄️💙
📸: @waywelling via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagowinter #groundhogday
📸: @waywelling via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagowinter #groundhogday
February 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
🕳️ Can’t be mad at a longer winter when it looks like this. ❄️💙
📸: @waywelling via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagowinter #groundhogday
📸: @waywelling via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagowinter #groundhogday
Founded in 1940, the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) is set to begin its next chapeter with a $15M renovation. Join us as we learn about the architecture, history, and community impact of this cornerstone of Bronzeville's creative pulse.
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Founded in 1940, the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) is set to begin its next chapeter with a $15M renovation. Join us as we learn about the architecture, history, and community impact of this cornerstone of Bronzeville's creative pulse.
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
Founded in 1940, the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) is set to begin its next chapeter with a $15M renovation. Join us as we learn about the architecture, history, & community impact of this cornerstone of Bronzeville's creative pulse.
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Founded in 1940, the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) is set to begin its next chapeter with a $15M renovation. Join us as we learn about the architecture, history, & community impact of this cornerstone of Bronzeville's creative pulse.
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
2/25 at CAC
https://bit.ly/49Zyg7y
Script? Never heard of her. 👀
CAC docents study architecture, design, engineering, and Chicago history, then craft tours in their own voices. That’s why every story lands differently (and better). Happy National Storytelling Week to the best in Chicago. 👏 👏 👏
CAC docents study architecture, design, engineering, and Chicago history, then craft tours in their own voices. That’s why every story lands differently (and better). Happy National Storytelling Week to the best in Chicago. 👏 👏 👏
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Script? Never heard of her. 👀
CAC docents study architecture, design, engineering, and Chicago history, then craft tours in their own voices. That’s why every story lands differently (and better). Happy National Storytelling Week to the best in Chicago. 👏 👏 👏
CAC docents study architecture, design, engineering, and Chicago history, then craft tours in their own voices. That’s why every story lands differently (and better). Happy National Storytelling Week to the best in Chicago. 👏 👏 👏
Ok, ok...we may be giving "frozen planet" this winter, but we're always producing those great city views. 👀 🥶
Check out these stunning shots from a few of our favorite Chicago photographers via Instagram
📸:
@cdats
@thekoolaidman
@barrybutler9
@filoricanadventures
Check out these stunning shots from a few of our favorite Chicago photographers via Instagram
📸:
@cdats
@thekoolaidman
@barrybutler9
@filoricanadventures
January 28, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Ok, ok...we may be giving "frozen planet" this winter, but we're always producing those great city views. 👀 🥶
Check out these stunning shots from a few of our favorite Chicago photographers via Instagram
📸:
@cdats
@thekoolaidman
@barrybutler9
@filoricanadventures
Check out these stunning shots from a few of our favorite Chicago photographers via Instagram
📸:
@cdats
@thekoolaidman
@barrybutler9
@filoricanadventures
⛄ Winter block parties, 🛝 museum slides, and free daycare are among the ideas Chicago Magazine highlights for making the city more kid‑friendly.
CAC CEO, Eleanor Gorski & CCM CEO, Jennifer Farrington, offer their insights
https://bit.ly/4k9G3og
#Chicago #architecture #kidfriendly #ChicagoMagazine
CAC CEO, Eleanor Gorski & CCM CEO, Jennifer Farrington, offer their insights
https://bit.ly/4k9G3og
#Chicago #architecture #kidfriendly #ChicagoMagazine
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
⛄ Winter block parties, 🛝 museum slides, and free daycare are among the ideas Chicago Magazine highlights for making the city more kid‑friendly.
CAC CEO, Eleanor Gorski & CCM CEO, Jennifer Farrington, offer their insights
https://bit.ly/4k9G3og
#Chicago #architecture #kidfriendly #ChicagoMagazine
CAC CEO, Eleanor Gorski & CCM CEO, Jennifer Farrington, offer their insights
https://bit.ly/4k9G3og
#Chicago #architecture #kidfriendly #ChicagoMagazine
🏭 Gary, Indiana is pitching three potential sites for a new Bears stadium and mixed‑use development.
👀 Curious what you all think about this idea.
https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/city-gary-courts-bears-stadium-development-sites
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoBears #theBears #NFL #Bears
👀 Curious what you all think about this idea.
https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/city-gary-courts-bears-stadium-development-sites
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoBears #theBears #NFL #Bears
January 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
🏭 Gary, Indiana is pitching three potential sites for a new Bears stadium and mixed‑use development.
👀 Curious what you all think about this idea.
https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/city-gary-courts-bears-stadium-development-sites
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoBears #theBears #NFL #Bears
👀 Curious what you all think about this idea.
https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/city-gary-courts-bears-stadium-development-sites
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoBears #theBears #NFL #Bears
Dr. King understood that housing justice is civil rights work.
Chicago’s missing middle housing efforts show how design and policy can shape opportunity.
https://bit.ly/4qyees7
📸: Getty Images via Smart Cities Dive
#Chicago #architecture #MLK #missingmiddle #allfortheloveofchicago
Chicago’s missing middle housing efforts show how design and policy can shape opportunity.
https://bit.ly/4qyees7
📸: Getty Images via Smart Cities Dive
#Chicago #architecture #MLK #missingmiddle #allfortheloveofchicago
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Dr. King understood that housing justice is civil rights work.
Chicago’s missing middle housing efforts show how design and policy can shape opportunity.
https://bit.ly/4qyees7
📸: Getty Images via Smart Cities Dive
#Chicago #architecture #MLK #missingmiddle #allfortheloveofchicago
Chicago’s missing middle housing efforts show how design and policy can shape opportunity.
https://bit.ly/4qyees7
📸: Getty Images via Smart Cities Dive
#Chicago #architecture #MLK #missingmiddle #allfortheloveofchicago
💁♂️ Can't say we're surprised. 😏
🧹 Chicago sweeps the Tripadvisor Awards, clinching top U.S. destination and two other prestigious titles.
https://bit.ly/49qnNDi
#Chicago #architecture #tripadvisor
🧹 Chicago sweeps the Tripadvisor Awards, clinching top U.S. destination and two other prestigious titles.
https://bit.ly/49qnNDi
#Chicago #architecture #tripadvisor
January 18, 2026 at 9:49 PM
💁♂️ Can't say we're surprised. 😏
🧹 Chicago sweeps the Tripadvisor Awards, clinching top U.S. destination and two other prestigious titles.
https://bit.ly/49qnNDi
#Chicago #architecture #tripadvisor
🧹 Chicago sweeps the Tripadvisor Awards, clinching top U.S. destination and two other prestigious titles.
https://bit.ly/49qnNDi
#Chicago #architecture #tripadvisor
🏆 Make 2026 your year to explore Chicago’s architectural icons!
💎 Rookery Building
💫 Reliance Building
🚂 Union Station Icon of a Great Age
🌱 Chicago Board of Trade
🎟️ Details & tix: https://www.architecture.org/city-tours
💎 Rookery Building
💫 Reliance Building
🚂 Union Station Icon of a Great Age
🌱 Chicago Board of Trade
🎟️ Details & tix: https://www.architecture.org/city-tours
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
🏆 Make 2026 your year to explore Chicago’s architectural icons!
💎 Rookery Building
💫 Reliance Building
🚂 Union Station Icon of a Great Age
🌱 Chicago Board of Trade
🎟️ Details & tix: https://www.architecture.org/city-tours
💎 Rookery Building
💫 Reliance Building
🚂 Union Station Icon of a Great Age
🌱 Chicago Board of Trade
🎟️ Details & tix: https://www.architecture.org/city-tours
Chicago lore gets a little...fuzzy up high. 🤥
The Stratosphere Club existed at the top of the Jeweler's Building, but not as a speakeasy, and not with Al Capone.
When it opened in 1937, Prohibition was over and Al was in Alcatraz.
📸: @sekrety_jc via Instagram
The Stratosphere Club existed at the top of the Jeweler's Building, but not as a speakeasy, and not with Al Capone.
When it opened in 1937, Prohibition was over and Al was in Alcatraz.
📸: @sekrety_jc via Instagram
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Chicago lore gets a little...fuzzy up high. 🤥
The Stratosphere Club existed at the top of the Jeweler's Building, but not as a speakeasy, and not with Al Capone.
When it opened in 1937, Prohibition was over and Al was in Alcatraz.
📸: @sekrety_jc via Instagram
The Stratosphere Club existed at the top of the Jeweler's Building, but not as a speakeasy, and not with Al Capone.
When it opened in 1937, Prohibition was over and Al was in Alcatraz.
📸: @sekrety_jc via Instagram
We found an interesting article this week on low-tox living and healthier indoor environments.
What changes, if any, have you made at home to reduce toxins?
https://bit.ly/3YEBlF1
#chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #homedetox #newyearresolution
@architecturaldigest.com.web.brid.gy
What changes, if any, have you made at home to reduce toxins?
https://bit.ly/3YEBlF1
#chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #homedetox #newyearresolution
@architecturaldigest.com.web.brid.gy
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
We found an interesting article this week on low-tox living and healthier indoor environments.
What changes, if any, have you made at home to reduce toxins?
https://bit.ly/3YEBlF1
#chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #homedetox #newyearresolution
@architecturaldigest.com.web.brid.gy
What changes, if any, have you made at home to reduce toxins?
https://bit.ly/3YEBlF1
#chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #homedetox #newyearresolution
@architecturaldigest.com.web.brid.gy
Certainly glittery. Absolutely pastel. Definitely unforgettable. But ugliest? Tune in as Rogers Park's own Candyland House is up for Ugliest House in America.
https://bit.ly/4pud4wf
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #ugliesthouseinamerica #HGTV #RogersPark
https://bit.ly/4pud4wf
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #ugliesthouseinamerica #HGTV #RogersPark
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Certainly glittery. Absolutely pastel. Definitely unforgettable. But ugliest? Tune in as Rogers Park's own Candyland House is up for Ugliest House in America.
https://bit.ly/4pud4wf
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #ugliesthouseinamerica #HGTV #RogersPark
https://bit.ly/4pud4wf
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #ugliesthouseinamerica #HGTV #RogersPark
The Architecture & Design Film Festival returns with films about how cities really work.
One of these films, Changing Lanes, follows a Brooklyn community fighting to redesign a dangerous street and what happens when grassroots change meets resistance.
ℹ️ 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4byoQSS
One of these films, Changing Lanes, follows a Brooklyn community fighting to redesign a dangerous street and what happens when grassroots change meets resistance.
ℹ️ 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4byoQSS
January 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The Architecture & Design Film Festival returns with films about how cities really work.
One of these films, Changing Lanes, follows a Brooklyn community fighting to redesign a dangerous street and what happens when grassroots change meets resistance.
ℹ️ 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4byoQSS
One of these films, Changing Lanes, follows a Brooklyn community fighting to redesign a dangerous street and what happens when grassroots change meets resistance.
ℹ️ 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4byoQSS
🏈 The postseason starts this weekend.
🐻 Bears vs. 🥩 Packers.
Let's go. 💪
📸: @barrybutler9
#Chicago #ChicagoBears #BearsVsPackers #NFLPlayoffs #allfortheloveofchicago #gobears
🐻 Bears vs. 🥩 Packers.
Let's go. 💪
📸: @barrybutler9
#Chicago #ChicagoBears #BearsVsPackers #NFLPlayoffs #allfortheloveofchicago #gobears
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
🏈 The postseason starts this weekend.
🐻 Bears vs. 🥩 Packers.
Let's go. 💪
📸: @barrybutler9
#Chicago #ChicagoBears #BearsVsPackers #NFLPlayoffs #allfortheloveofchicago #gobears
🐻 Bears vs. 🥩 Packers.
Let's go. 💪
📸: @barrybutler9
#Chicago #ChicagoBears #BearsVsPackers #NFLPlayoffs #allfortheloveofchicago #gobears
✨ Resolution: explore your own city more
🚶♀️➡️ Intro to Chicago Architecture: Chicago’s architectural DNA
🌇 Willis Tower Revitalized: A classic supertall, rethought
📬 The Old Post Office: History preserved, future activated
👞 Chicago Pedway: Moving through Chicago, underground
🎟️ ℹ️ https://bit.ly/4ek6Lq7
🚶♀️➡️ Intro to Chicago Architecture: Chicago’s architectural DNA
🌇 Willis Tower Revitalized: A classic supertall, rethought
📬 The Old Post Office: History preserved, future activated
👞 Chicago Pedway: Moving through Chicago, underground
🎟️ ℹ️ https://bit.ly/4ek6Lq7
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
✨ Resolution: explore your own city more
🚶♀️➡️ Intro to Chicago Architecture: Chicago’s architectural DNA
🌇 Willis Tower Revitalized: A classic supertall, rethought
📬 The Old Post Office: History preserved, future activated
👞 Chicago Pedway: Moving through Chicago, underground
🎟️ ℹ️ https://bit.ly/4ek6Lq7
🚶♀️➡️ Intro to Chicago Architecture: Chicago’s architectural DNA
🌇 Willis Tower Revitalized: A classic supertall, rethought
📬 The Old Post Office: History preserved, future activated
👞 Chicago Pedway: Moving through Chicago, underground
🎟️ ℹ️ https://bit.ly/4ek6Lq7
A lesson in form follows wind. These blow-through floors in the St. Regis let the wind blow through instead of putting more stress on the structure.
📸: thefacetpixel via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
📸: thefacetpixel via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
January 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
A lesson in form follows wind. These blow-through floors in the St. Regis let the wind blow through instead of putting more stress on the structure.
📸: thefacetpixel via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
📸: thefacetpixel via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago
One sculpture, endless reflections. 🫘 Happy National Bean Day from Chicago's own legume.
📸: @barrybutler9 via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #nationalbeanday #boston
📸: @barrybutler9 via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #nationalbeanday #boston
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
One sculpture, endless reflections. 🫘 Happy National Bean Day from Chicago's own legume.
📸: @barrybutler9 via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #nationalbeanday #boston
📸: @barrybutler9 via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #nationalbeanday #boston
Here’s to a year of noticing what’s around us—and why it matters.
🎉 Happy New Year from the Chicago Architecture Center!
📸: @nick_ulivieri, NYE 2024
#Chicago #architecture #NYE #NewYearsEve #allfortheloveofchicago #2026
🎉 Happy New Year from the Chicago Architecture Center!
📸: @nick_ulivieri, NYE 2024
#Chicago #architecture #NYE #NewYearsEve #allfortheloveofchicago #2026
January 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Here’s to a year of noticing what’s around us—and why it matters.
🎉 Happy New Year from the Chicago Architecture Center!
📸: @nick_ulivieri, NYE 2024
#Chicago #architecture #NYE #NewYearsEve #allfortheloveofchicago #2026
🎉 Happy New Year from the Chicago Architecture Center!
📸: @nick_ulivieri, NYE 2024
#Chicago #architecture #NYE #NewYearsEve #allfortheloveofchicago #2026
The Architect’s Newspaper's word of the year is “glut.” This article examines excess, overload, and the costs of always building more.
https://bit.ly/49cHvkm
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #architectsnewspaper #wordoftheyear
@archpaper.com
https://bit.ly/49cHvkm
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #architectsnewspaper #wordoftheyear
@archpaper.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The Architect’s Newspaper's word of the year is “glut.” This article examines excess, overload, and the costs of always building more.
https://bit.ly/49cHvkm
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #architectsnewspaper #wordoftheyear
@archpaper.com
https://bit.ly/49cHvkm
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #architectsnewspaper #wordoftheyear
@archpaper.com
Time off for the holidays? Explore Chicago on a CAC tour.
🚶♀️➡️ Chicago Pedway: Discover the “city below the city.”
🏆 Chicago’s 1st Skyscrapers: Historic Chicago
👀 Must See: Downtown highlights
✍️ Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park: Prairie Style homes
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hW7vDz
#Chicago #architecture
🚶♀️➡️ Chicago Pedway: Discover the “city below the city.”
🏆 Chicago’s 1st Skyscrapers: Historic Chicago
👀 Must See: Downtown highlights
✍️ Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park: Prairie Style homes
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hW7vDz
#Chicago #architecture
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Time off for the holidays? Explore Chicago on a CAC tour.
🚶♀️➡️ Chicago Pedway: Discover the “city below the city.”
🏆 Chicago’s 1st Skyscrapers: Historic Chicago
👀 Must See: Downtown highlights
✍️ Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park: Prairie Style homes
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hW7vDz
#Chicago #architecture
🚶♀️➡️ Chicago Pedway: Discover the “city below the city.”
🏆 Chicago’s 1st Skyscrapers: Historic Chicago
👀 Must See: Downtown highlights
✍️ Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park: Prairie Style homes
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hW7vDz
#Chicago #architecture
The CTA’s approach to the holidays: keep it moving, but add lights, Santa, and unlimited cheer.
📸: @cdats via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoL #allfortheloveofChicago #CTAHolidayTrain #Chicagoholidays #holidaysinChicago #holidays2025
📸: @cdats via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoL #allfortheloveofChicago #CTAHolidayTrain #Chicagoholidays #holidaysinChicago #holidays2025
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The CTA’s approach to the holidays: keep it moving, but add lights, Santa, and unlimited cheer.
📸: @cdats via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoL #allfortheloveofChicago #CTAHolidayTrain #Chicagoholidays #holidaysinChicago #holidays2025
📸: @cdats via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #ChicagoL #allfortheloveofChicago #CTAHolidayTrain #Chicagoholidays #holidaysinChicago #holidays2025