Open House Chicago 2020
Friday, Oct 16 – Nov 1, 2020111 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
THE NEW OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO
OCTOBER 16−November 1, 2020
10 DAYS. 20+ NEIGHBORHOODS. ENDLESS DISCOVERIES.
Open House Chicago is back with a reimagined event for 2020. The beloved architecture festival, hosted by the Chicago Architecture Center, will now span 10 days and more than 20 of Chicago’s unique neighborhoods. This year’s event includes both online and outdoor events that showcase the fascinating history, architecture, and culture of the city’s diverse neighborhoods.
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The Chicago Architecture Center(CAC), under the leadership of President and CEO Lynn J. Osmond, is pleased to offermore than 50 online programs and trails for self-guided, outdoor exploration, highlighting morethan 100 unique sites,during the CAC’s 10th annual Open House Chicago (OHC) festival, Friday, October 16through Sunday, October 25, 2020. CAC members get priority accessto an OHC 2020 preview program on Wednesday, October 7 at noon, as well asexclusive access to the“My Neighborhood, My Story” series of virtual tours with local celebrities and public figures.
Recent additions to OHC 2020 offerings include a Neighborhood Trail through Logan Square curated and narrated by Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and First Lady Amy Eshleman, a Neighborhood Trail outlining the Phase II development of Englewood Square through the City of Chicago’s INVEST South/West initiative, a Virtual Family Trailfeaturingseven sites that engage children through architecture and design, a special Girls Build! day on-site at the Center at 111 E. Wacker Drive, and a virtual tour and panel discussion spotlighting the historic Central Park Theater in North Lawndale.
OHC 2020 sites, trails and online programs are concentrated in 22 focus areas: Auburn Gresham, Austin, Back of the Yards and New City, Beverly, Bronzeville, theLoop, Chinatown, Englewood, Evanston and Rogers Park, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park and Kenwood, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, Chicago’s Near North Side and Near West Side, North Lawndale, Oak Park, Pilsen, Pullman and Roseland, South Shore, Wicker Park and Woodlawn. Visitors to each OHC 2020 area will be supported in their self-guided exploration by free resources available online at openhousechicago.org, as well as through the free OHC 2020 application for mobile devices, powered by Vamonde, available beginning October 14 and compatible with both Android (Google) and iOS (Apple) operating systems.