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Community Led, Design Followed: Chicago Architecture Club

  • Design Museum of Chicago 72 E Randolph St Chicago IL 60601 United States (map)

For the 10th Anniversary of the Design Museum of Chicago, our auxiliary board is reflecting on where design has been and where it can go in the future. We are hosting an event series exploring ten areas where design has the potential or the responsibility to make a future impact. 



About This Event:

For the 10th Anniversary of the Design Museum of Chicago, we are reflecting on where design has been and where it can go in the future. The museum is hosting a series exploring ten areas where design has the potential or the responsibility to make a future impact.

We are pleased to announce that for the eight edition of the Chicago Architectural Club’s Emerging Visions Competition, the 2023 selected winner is Abigail Chang.

The jury composed of Sarah Dunn, Bob Faust, Reed Kroloff, and Andrew Schachman reviewed anonymous portfolio submissions and selected Abigail Chang’s as representative of the Chicago architecture community’s most promising emerging talent.

Abigail Chang is a designer and educator from Los Angeles and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture. Her practice is interested in subtle encounters driven by material qualities and details and responds to currents in contemporary culture.

Please save the date for Abigail Chang’s exhibition opening and lecture event at the Design Museum Chicago on Tuesday, April 11th at 6 pm.

The 2023 Emerging Visions Competition, in partnership with the @designmuseumchi, is presented with generous support from @deltamillworks, @stantec , and @volume_gallery .


Specials thanks to our series sponsors UJAMAA Construction.

This series is dedicated to the incomparable Jon Veal, a founding member of DMoC’s Auxiliary Board who transformed Chicago.


Upcoming Topics Include:

MAY - Design for the Reuse Economy with Rebuilding Exchange and Tom Mulhern 

SUMMER 2023 - Climate Changemakers with Bill Schleizer of the Delta Institute 

FALL 2023 - Art and Climate Change with Colossal



Earlier Event: March 30
The Art Kickback