Chicago Visionaries: From Burnham To Today And Beyond
Date: Tue. August 04, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm
Location:
Harold Washington Library Center
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
400 S. State Street
60605
Program: One Book, One Chicago
About this event:
Chicago today is as much on the brink of progress as the Chicago of 100 years ago. Join some of our city's most innovative thinkers in a discussion of how to keep Chicago vital and vibrant in the 21st century. Panelists include Carl Smith, author of the Fall 2009 One Book, One Chicago selection, The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City; Nichole Pinkard, Director of Innovation at teh University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute; architects Sarah Dunn and Martin Felsen of UrbanLab and Archeworks; and Angela Hurlock, Director of Claretian Associates, developers of green and affordable housing on Chicago's Southeast side. The discussion will be moderated by MarySue Barrett, President of the Metropolitan Planning Council.
Presented in partnership with the Newberry Library, Chicago Matters and The Burnham Plan Centennial.
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