Chicago Architecture Biennial 2019 explores architecture's myriad stories

The third edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, titled “… and other such stories”, runs until January 5, 2020, featuring over 80 national participants and more than 100 educational and cultural programs across 50 venues. Curated by artistic director Yesomi Umolu with curators Sepake Angiama and Paulo Tavares, the biennial examines architecture and the built environment through social, geopolitical, and ecological lenses. Key venues include the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Architecture Center, Chicago Loop Alliance, Graham Foundation, Navy Pier, and Garfield Park Conservatory. The event is structured around curatorial frameworks: No Land Beyond (landscapes beyond property), Appearances and Erasures (memory and forgetting), Rights and Reclamations (space as civic participation), and Common Ground (public space interventions). Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot praised the biennial for fostering community learning and collaboration. The biennial aims to engage diverse audiences and address urban challenges shared by postindustrial cities, particularly climate and ecological concerns.