Watch for these events in 2012
(Program suggestions are welcomed!)
Design Film Series
March/April
The film series will again feature films about architecture and design and might include the newly released Urbanized by Gary Hastwit and Eames: The Architect and the Painter, both recently shown at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
Tour Lakeside
May 25, 2012 10:30am
Join DE members and friends for a unique tour of the award-winning SOM master planned community at the former 500-acre U.S. Steel Southworks site. Car pooling to the site is encouraged. A bike ride from Evanston to Lakeside is also planned. (pdf)
Northwestern University Building Tour
June
This event will feature buildings on the NWU Evanston Campus with docent Andrew McGonigle, project manager at NW’s Design & Construction Department.
Quality Design 3 (QD3)
Realistic Sustainable Design for Evanston
October 20, 2011
Quality Design 3 focused on how best to implement sustainable practices in Evanston with a panel discussion led by Len Koroski, AIA, LEED AP. (pdf)
Farnsworth House/Lumenhaus Tour
June 11, 2011
Design Evanston members, guests and friends visited Mies’s 1951 masterpiece and Lumenhaus, a contemporary competition winner inspired by Farnsworth House. (pdf)
Northwestern University Historic Building Tour
May 21, 2011
Co-hosted by Design Evanston and the Preservation League of Evanston, the tour includes Annie May Swift Hall, Harris Hall, and Crowe Hall and Garden. (pdf)
Design Film Series No.4: Objectified
April 25, 2011
Produced by Gary Hastwit of “Helvetica” fame, this film doesn't just glamorize products, it's a conversation that looks at consumerism, identity, and sustainability. (pdf)
Illustrated Architecture Books
April 14, 2011
Design Evanston members will join the public at the UIC Library for the opening reception of an exhibit commemorating 500 years of architecture books. (pdf)
Design Film Series No.3: Liquid Assets
April 11, 2011
A film about the critical role that our water infrastructure plays in protecting public health and promoting economic prosperity. (pdf)
Design Film Series No.2: Lost Buildings & Typeface
March 28, 2011
Chris Ware and Tim Samuelson reflect on Chicago’s lost architecture. Typeface explores the twilight of an analog craft that is freshly inspiring artists in a digital age. (pdf)
Design Film Series No.1 Infinite Space
March 14, 2011
A new documentary feature film, Infinite Space traces the lifelong quest of visionary architect, John Lautner. (pdf)
2010 Design Evanston Awards
October 14, 2010
Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue
Join the Evanston community in honoring the best of projects that enhance the quality of our built environment. (pdf)
Illinois Holocaust Museum
July 17, 2010
Design Evanston members and fellow design professionals can see the Museum through the informed eyes of Harold DiVito, project manager for architect, Stanley Tigerman. (pdf)
Ragdale (Lake Forest)
June 12, 2010
Design Evanston members and guests will take a docent-led tour of Van Doren Shaw’s historic landmark home, now an active arts community.
Hear plans for it’s restoration, now under progress.
(pdf)
Green Homes Tour
May 22, 2010
Evanston architects Andy Spatz, Nate Kipnis, and Ellen Galland have volunteered to docent “Green” homes that they have designed for Evanston clients and they'll discuss their environmentally-friendly practices. (pdf)
BurnhamFest!
October 10, 2009
Design Evanston and The Evanston History Center are hosting an afternoon of events celebrating Evanston's own Daniel Burnham: A one-hour walking tour of the neighborhood he called home, and a reception and viewing of Daniel Burnham’s Evanston exhibition. (pdf)
Crown Fountain Tour
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Millennium Park's Crown Fountain.
Completed in July 2004, the fountain was the creation of Barcelona artist Jaume Plensa. Architect for the two 50 foot high towers and 232 foot pool was Kreuck Sexton Architects. Mark Sexton and Ed Uhlir of Millennium Park, Inc. will lead the tour. (pdf)
Farnsworth House Tour
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The Farnsworth House, built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951 and located near Plano, Illinois, is one of the most famous examples of modernist domestic architecture and was considered unprecedented in its day. Fully restored after last fall’s flood. (pdf)
Helvetica: The Film
January 21, 2009
The typeface Helvetica celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. The Siskel Film Center's most visited movie, Design Evanston hosted a screening at the Evanston Public Library. (pdf)
Blueprints to Our Past
December 7, 2008
Design Evanston hosted a virtual tour that featured Tim Samuelson, Chicago's Historian, and Lisa Snyder, project leader, talk about the UCLA School of Architecture-designed virtual tour of the White City fairgrounds. (pdf)
The Chicago Spire
November 18, 2008
The Chicago Spire is the most significant residential development in the world. Design Evanston hosted a tour of the Calatrava-designed building's showroom in the NBC tower. (pdf)
JRC Synagogue Tour
September 24, 2008
Design Evanston hosted a docent-led tour of the LEED certified synagogue in Evanston, the first of its kind in the world, designed by Carol Ross Barney. (pdf)
Crabtree Farm Tour
July 26, 2008
Design Evanston hosted a docent-led tour of Crabtree Farm, a privately owned property. The farm buildings display Arts and Crafts collections in settings that have been created to reflect the aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Learning from Curitiba
October 26, 2006
Co-sponsored by Design Evanston and the Evanston Environment Board, Carmen Vidal-Hallett and Mark Hallett presented their research study of Curitiba, Brazil, one of the most environmental cities in the world. (pdf)
Design Evanston Awards
April 6, 2006
Sponsored by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, a multi-media presentation of Design Evanston's 2005 award winners.
Evanston Development Preference Survey
June 25-26, 2005
Design Evanston conducted a public survey of recent development in Evanston during the Fountain Square Arts Festival. Four questions were asked of the 145 respondents: 1. Who should approve building appearance? 2. What are your most liked buildings? 3. What are your least liked buildings? 4. What kinds of development should be encouraged? (pdf1)
In a subsequent article in the Evanston RoundTable, David Galloway, President of Design Evanston, summarized the results of the findings. (pdf2)
Quality Design 2
June 2, 2005
A multi-media event showcased good design ideas, policies, practices, and examples, featured a panel discussion with Carol Ross Barney, Tim Schuenk, Dennis Harder, and John LaMotte, moderated by John McCarron. (pdf)
Quality Design 1
October 7, 2004
A multi-media event showcased good design ideas, policies, practices, and examples, featured a panel discussion with Carol Ross Barney, Edward Keegan, and John Syvertsen. (pdf)