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We share the stories of Chicago architecture to inspire people to discover why design matters. EDUCATION • TOURS • EXHIBITIONS • CRUISES architecture.org
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🏈 The postseason starts this weekend.
🐻 Bears vs. 🥩 Packers.
Let's go. 💪
📸: @barrybutler9
#Chicago #ChicagoBears #BearsVsPackers #NFLPlayoffs #allfortheloveofchicago #gobears
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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✨ 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
close up image featuring the Marina City towers in Chicago with a red banner stating 'Intro to Chicago Architecture' across the center. Willis Tower against a sunset backdrop with the text 'Willis Tower Revitalized' overlaying the image. View from architecture.org. Interior view of The Old Post Office showing a long corridor with marble floors, tall ceilings, and hanging light fixtures, highlighted by natural light streaming through vertical windows. Interior view of City Hall County Building featuring a spacious hall with arched ceilings, illuminated by warm lights, and a visible clock. People are walking through the area.
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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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
January 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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One sculpture, endless reflections. 🫘 Happy National Bean Day from Chicago's own legume.
📸: @barrybutler9 via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #nationalbeanday #boston
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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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
January 1, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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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

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December 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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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
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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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
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🎅 Happy holidays from the CAC! 🎄

Artwork: Ethan D’Ercole

#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofChicago #holidays2025 #holidays #Christmas
December 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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A festive look at Christmas cards from some of the 20th century’s great architects. Explore creative cards from the likes of Charles & Ray Eames and more: https://bit.ly/4b1hya1
📸: RIBA Collections
#Chicago #architecture #design #ChristmasCards #allfortheloveofchicago #holidaycards
December 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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🎥 Film, design, architecture. One festival. The Architecture and Design Film Festival is back! A must-see for design lovers.
Schedule & tix: https://bit.ly/4s8iAr4
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofChicago #ADFF #architecturedesignfilmfest #filmfestival
December 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Ah yes. It's that time of the year. Holiday traffic, right on cue.
📸: @barrybutler9 via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofChicago #Chicagoholidays #holidaysinChicago #2026holidays
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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🤔 Is Queen Anne style architecture named for Queen Anne of England?
No. Not really. American builders embraced the name because it sounded old, historic, respectable...and British. 🇬🇧
https://bit.ly/3MTvMjg
📸: 2137 W. Pierce, Architect: William Ohlhaber
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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If you’ve been meaning to do a CAC tour…now works
🚂Elevated Architecture: views you don’t get at street level
🚶‍♂️‍➡️Chicago Pedway: underground, warm, hidden
🛍️Architecture of the Mag Mile: big buildings, bigger stories
💎Historic Treasures of Chicago's Golden Age: inside the icons
🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hW7vDz
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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CAC twins on staff + Marina City = Twin Day, Chicago-style.
Happy twin day!
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #twinday #wombmates
December 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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If you needed confirmation that it’s winter in Chicago…here you go. ❄️ 🥶
📸: @waywelling via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #Chicagowinter #allfortheloveofChicago
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Still wild how the CTA Holiday Train can hold its own against a skyline packed with architectural icons. Anyone ride it yet?
If not, check out the link for some great pics of this year's train.
https://bit.ly/48BuqCf
📸: John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune
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December 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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A strong sunset, bold buildings, holidays rooftops, and a city that never stops showing off. Keep it up, Chicago. 🌟
📸: rabbit_hole_adventure_ via Instagram
#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #chicagoholiday #holidaysinchicago
December 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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RIP Frank Gehry. Here’s a Chicago detail I love: the Pritzker trellis isn’t just decorative. It’s a giant sound-delivery machine. Speakers throughout it give concert-hall audio in a park.
https://bit.ly/3GCeLae
📸: Eric Allix Rogers
#Chicago #architecture #FrankGehry #PritzkerPavilion #MillenniumPark
December 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🗣️Want a say in your neighborhood’s future? This program gives you the tools to help shape it. 🛠️ 💪

Apply for the Chicago Community Planning Academy: https://bit.ly/4qatbQC

#Chicago #architecture #community #allfortheloveofchicago
December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Today is Jane Addams Day! 🎉 Celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize winner who changed social work, fought child labor, and expanded opportunities for women.
https://bit.ly/48tRmU2
#Chicago #architecture #HullHouse #JaneAddams #JaneAddamsDay #allfortheloveofChicago
December 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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GFRC blends concrete with glass fibers, making it strong, flexible, and perfect for recreating historic terra cotta on Chicago buildings.

https://bit.ly/48v5tIE
📸: Sullivan Center, Architect: Louis Sullivan

#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #GFRC #historicChicago #Chicagohistory
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Looking for gifts that aren’t cookie-cutter? The CAC Design Store has local art, one-of-a-kind pieces, and options for everyone from kids to coworkers. CAC Members, don't forget to take advantage of your holiday discount!

https://bit.ly/3AJ5GKp

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December 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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✨ A beautiful feature on Chicago artist Jazmin Rodriguez. Want her art? Find them at the CAC Design Store.

https://bit.ly/48XlG9A

📸: Jazmin Rodriguez

#Chicago #architecture #allfortheloveofchicago #holidayshopping #chicagoholidays

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December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM