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Architectural Lecture Series - John Ronan presents Out of the Ordinary: Spatial Urbanism

  • The Cliff Dwellers 200 South Michigan Avenue Chicago United States (map)

The Society of Architectural Historians and the Cliff Dwellers, in co-sponsorship with the Friends of Downtown and the Chicago Chapter of the AIA, are pleased to present another in their series of architectural events on Wednesday February 20, 2019: John Ronan presents Out of the Ordinary: Spatial Urbanism.

 John Ronan FAIA will discuss the firm’s investigations of the relationship between the building and the city, and the exploration of urban spatial conditions that exist between inside and outside, public and private, building and street that expand and enrich the public realm, adding complexity to the urban spatial experience.  These “urban room” projects such as the Poetry Foundation, 151 North Franklin office tower, Obama Presidential Center competition design and new IIT Innovation Center in Chicago pose the question, “Where does the building end and the city begin?”

 John Ronan FAIA founded John Ronan Architects in Chicago in 1999. He serves as Lead Designer on all projects and is known for his abstract yet sensuous work which explores materiality and atmosphere. In 1999, he was a winner in the Townhouse Revisited Competition staged by the Graham Foundation and his firm rose to national prominence as winner of the Perth Amboy High School Design Competition in 2004. His firm has been the recipient of numerous design awards including two AIA National Honor Awards. In 2016, his firm was selected as one of seven international finalists for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago and in 2017 his Poetry Foundation building was listed as one of the 125 best buildings of the last 125 years by Architectural Record. John is currently the John and Jeanne Rowe Endowed Chair Professor of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture.

 Additional Info: 

Cocktails: Cash bar opens at 4:30 p.m.

Free Program: Begins 6:15 p.m.

Dinner: Available after the program, a la carte.

 Reservations for dinner are requested: reservations@cliff-chicago.org or call 312-922-8080. Discount parking is available after 4:00 at the garage located at 17 E. Adams – enter on Adams between Wabash and State.  Ask for a discount coupon at the check-in desk.