Chicago Walking Tour: Modern Architecture
by Chicago Architecture Center
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Chicago Architecture Center
Your tour begins at the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Visit the CAC to view a 4,000-building scale model of Chicago or shop in the award-winning store.
10 min
View the Prudential Building.
View the Aon Center.
View the Inland Steel Building.
Daley Center
Marvel at Richard J. Daley Center, one of the first buildings to be covered in an unpainted steel called Cor-Ten. The docent will also discuss the famous "Chicago Picasso" artwork in the plaza.
15 min
Discuss the AMA Plaza, formerly home to the office of Mies van der Rohe.
Marina City
Highlights include Marina City, a mixed-use residential-commercial building designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg, envisioned as an urban experiment designed to draw middle-class Chicagoans back to the city after more than a decade of suburban migration.
15 min
View the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue.
Meeting point
Meet at the Chicago Architecture Center at 111 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601
End point
Meet at the Chicago Architecture Center at 111 E Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60601
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
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