Asst Profs Eisenschmidt & Mekinda exhibit “Chicagoisms” at Art Institute

Assistant Professor of Art History and Design Jonathan Mekinda and Assistant Professor of Architecture Alexander Eisenschmidt's book, Chicagoisms: The City as Catalyst for Architectural Speculation, also has an accompanying exhibition that expands on the idea of what they set out to do about Chicago architecture and its future. 

"Throughout its history the city of Chicago has inspired myriad urban and architectural innovations, many of which have had far-reaching influence. Indeed, urbanists and architects today still look to many of these historical moments in Chicago as exemplary instances of progression and development. The collection of the Art Institute’s Department of Architecture has extensive holdings on work within the region of Chicago, representing the important innovations, theoretical approaches, and architectural movements spurred by the city’s development. This exhibition surveys Chicago’s rich urban history and explores contemporary approaches to five Chicagoisms—key historical principles that have powered the city’s distinctive evolution."

The exhibition opens April 5th and continues until January 4, 2015 at the Art Institute of Chicago. More information here.