Material Evidence: Chicago Architecture at 2000

About the Exhibition

In Material Evidence: Chicago Architecture at 2000, guest curator Cynthia Chapin Davidson investigates the use of materials as a defining element in contemporary architecture. Technological advances have transformed architecture, especially in Chicago - a city that has gained an international reputation as a promoter of new and innovative work. In particular, this exhibition considers changes in the ways architectural materials are produced and used, as well as how digital technology and changing social needs have fundamentally altered how architecture is conceived. Material Evidence presents cutting-edge installations and designs by nine leading Chicago firms, including commissioned installations by Sarah Dunn/Martin Felsen, Studio Gang/O'Donnell, Doug Garofalo/Randall Kober, and Helmut Jahn, and three-dimensional models and architectural drawings by architects Carol Ross Barney, Paul Florian, Ron Krueck, Obi Nwazota, and Joe Valerio.

Cynthia Davidson is director of ANYONE Corporation, an eleven-year project focusing on the cultural condition of architecture at the end of the millennium. She will give a lecture on Tuesday, February 1 at 6 pm. This lecture is free, but space is limited. Call 312.397.4010 to reserve tickets.

Material Evidence: Chicago Architecture at 2000 will be accompanied by a full-color exhibition catalogue, to be published by the MCA.

Material Evidence: Chicago Architecture at 2000 was organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and AIAChicago, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects.