Today, the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) announced a list of over 100 international firms and artists set to participate in the second edition of the exhibition, entitled “Make New History.” Their work will be showcased at the Chicago Cultural Center from September 16, 2017, to January 7, 2018.
The exhibition will be curated by the 2017 Biennial Artistic Directors Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee of Los Angeles–based firm Johnston Marklee. Johnston and Marklee have picked a cohort of designers representing 22 countries around the world, 12 of which are from the United States, with 10 percent from Chicago. Notably, there are 56 women principals designated at the helm of this year’s lineup.
“We hope to examine, through the work of the chosen participants,” said Johnston, “the continuous engagement with questions of history and architecture as an evolutionary practice.”
Below are 21 firms, artists and collaborations not to miss at the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial:
Manetti Shrem Museum / SO – IL, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
1. Ana Prvacki and SO – IL,Los Angeles, USA
Serpentine Summer House, London / Barkow Leibinger, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
2. Barkow Leibinger, Berlin, Germany
Kuntmuseum Basel Extension and Renovation / Christ & Gantenbein, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
3. Christ & Gantenbein, Basel, Switzerland
Structures of Landscape for Tippet Rise Art Center / ENSAMBLE, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
4. ENSAMBLE STUDIO, Madrid, Spain
Philharmonic Hall / Estudio Barozzi Veiga, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
5. Estudio Barozzi Veiga, Barcelona, Spain
Garage House / fala atelier, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
6. fala atelier, Porto, Portugal
La Tallera / Frida Escobedo, © Chicago Architecture Biennial / Rafael Gamo
7. Frida Escobedo, Mexico City, Mexico
Hasselt Court House / J. Mayer H., © Chicago Architecture Biennial
8. J. MAYER H. and Philip Ursprung, Berlin, Germany
8183, 2016 from the series Chicago, 2016 – 2017 / James Welling and David Swirner,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
9. James Welling, New York, USA
Louisiana Canopy / Kéré Architecture, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
10. Kéré Architecture, Berlin, Germany
23/100 / MAIO,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
11. MAIO, Barcelona, Spain
School No. 1 / MOS,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
12. MOS, New York, USA
Biennial / Norman Kelley, © Chicago Architecture Biennial / Spencer McNeil
13. Norman Kelley, Chicago, USA
Nida House / Pezo Von Ellrichshausen,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
14. Pezo Von Ellrichshausen, Concepción, Chile
Grace Farms / SANAA, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
15. SANAA, Tokyo, Japan
Sustainable Housing Model / Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
16. Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, Mexico City, Mexico
Kalmar Museum of Art / Tham & Vildegård Arkitekter,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
17. Tham & Vildegård Arkitekter, Stockholm, Sweden
The Orchards / Tigerman McCurry Architects, © Chicago Architecture Biennial
18. Tigerman McCurry Architects, Chicago, USA
Thread Artist Residency / Toshiko Mori Architect,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
19. Toshiko Mori Architect, New York, USA
Nanshan Yuehai Neighborhood Sport and Cultural Center / URBANUS,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
20. URBANUS, Shenzhen and Beijing, China
The Stealth Building / WORKac,© Chicago Architecture Biennial
21. WORK Architecture Company, New York, USA