YoChicago’s architecture journal City Spaces, City Places has the word on another week of architecture and design events in Chicago. Feel free to add events for this week in the “comments” section below.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Chicago Architecture Foundation Lunchtime Lecture
Eleanor Roemer of Friends of the Parks discusses “The Future of the South Lakefront.” Also speaking: Joanne Bauer, BauerLatoza Studio; John Buenz, Solomon, Cordwell, & Buenz; Thom Greene, Greene & Proppe Design; Peter Kindel, Topografis. 12:15 p.m., ArchiCenter, 224 S Michigan Ave. Free.
Thursday, March 1
Friends of Downtown presents Jeanne Gang
Architect Jeanne Gang speaks about her design for Aqua, the high-rise with the rippling facade proposed for the Lakeshore East development in the Loop. 12:15 p.m., Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park Meeting Room, 78 E Washington. Free.
Chicago Architecture Foundation Lunchtime Lecture
Patrick Ryan and Thomas Kerwin of Chicago 2016 discuss “The Olympic Plan.” 12:15 p.m., ArchiCenter, 224 S Michigan Ave. Free.