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GEMS World Academy 22
350 E. South Water St.
Saturday and Sunday 9am–4pm
bKL Architecture LLC, 2014
The first GEMS World Academy in the U.S.
is as cutting edge as it is eye-catching. Tour
with bKL Architecture staff.
Gensler 31
11 E. Madison St. (Sullivan Center)
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday closed
Sullivan, 1899 & 1904
Gensler, 2006
The Chicago office of Gensler, one of the
world’s largest design firms, is located on the
third floor of Louis Sullivan’s historic Carson
Pirie Scott & Co. Building.
Goettsch Partners 55
224 S. Michigan Ave. 17th Floor
(Railway Exchange Building)
Saturday and Sunday 9am–2pm
D.H. Burnham & Company, 1904
This architecture firm’s office atop the
Railway Exchange Building features
sweeping 17th-floor views through huge
porthole windows.
Hampton Inn Michigan Avenue
(Chicago Motor Club) 16
68 E. Wacker Pl.
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm
Holabird & Root, 1927
Explore this newly restored Art-Deco
building. Climb up to the mezzanine of the
lobby to see a 1928 Ford Model A.
HOK 57
60 E. Van Buren St. 14th floor (CNA Building)
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday closed
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, 1972
Interior by HOK
Take a guided tour of HOK’s space on the 14th
floor of the eye-catching red CNA Building.
View current projects and the new design lab
with 3-D printer.
Holabird & Root 39
140 S. Dearborn St. Suite 500
(Marquette Building)
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm
Holabird & Root, 2006
Visit one of the most historic and prolific
architecture firms in Chicago. The firm moved
into the Marquette Building 111 years after
they originally designed it.
Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago-Kent College of Law 47
565 W. Adams St.
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm
Holabird & Root, 1992
See the dramatic top-floor law library and
reading room after standing trial in one of
the school’s mock courtrooms.
InterContinental Chicago
Magnificent Mile
(Medina Athletic Club) 6
505 N. Michigan Ave.
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm
Walter W. Ahlschlager, 1929
See the stunning King Arthur Court and
Camelot Room and exquisite elevator lobbies
in the eclectic former Medina Athletic Club.
Joffrey Tower 27
10 E. Randolph St.
Saturday closed, Sunday 9am–5pm
Booth Hansen, 2008
Among this skyscraper’s mixed-use floors are
the Joffrey Ballet’s state-of-the-art rehearsal
studios. The space overlooks the most
picturesque stretch of State Street.
Jones Chicago Apartments 4
220 W. Illinois St.
Saturday and Sunday 10am–5pm
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, 2015
Tour the luxurious amenities of this
apartment tower—including an indoor
lounge and an outdoor terrace with
a pool and stunning views.
The Kemper Building 14
One East Wacker Drive
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm
Shaw, Metz & Associates, 1962. Lucien
Lagrange Associates, 1990.
Closed for decades, view Chicago from the
NEWLY RENOVATED 360-degree 41st-floor
observation deck at The Kemper Building,
an Open House Chicago favorite.
Lake Point Tower 8
505 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Saturday closed, Sunday 9am–5pm
Schipporeit and Heinrich, 1968
The only high-rise east of Lake Shore Drive
has a secret rooftop garden designed by
Alfred Caldwell atop the building’s parking
and retail podium.
Loop Synagogue 33
16 S. Clark St.
Saturday closed, Sunday 10:30am–4:30pm
Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett, 1957
This Mid-Century Modern synagogue’s
sanctuary features a bold stained glass wall by
Abraham Rattner.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
(Civic Opera House) 30
20 N. Wacker Dr.
Saturday 9am–4:30pm, Sunday closed
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, 1929
Admire the cavernous 3,563-seat theater
featuring musical motifs throughout its Art
Nouveau and Art Deco ornamentation.
McCormick Bridgehouse &
Chicago River Museum 17
376 N. Michigan Ave. (Riverwalk Level)
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm
Edward Bennett, 1920
See the massive gears of Chicago’s most
famous movable bridge, then experience a
360-degree view of the city from the top of
the tower.
Metropolitan Club
at Willis Tower 45
233 S. Wacker Dr. 67th Floor
(enter on Franklin St.)
Saturday 9am–3pm, Sunday closed
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, 1973
Experience this exclusive business club’s
breathtaking views from the 66th and
67th floors of the iconic Willis Tower
(Sears Tower).
Monroe Building 34
104 S. Michigan Ave.
Saturday 9am–5pm, Sunday closed
Holabird & Roche, 1912
See this recently renovated building that
features one of Chicago’s most beautiful
lobbies and the Pritzker Military Museum
and Library.
Nuveen Investments 13
333 W. Wacker Dr.
(enter at Franklin and Lake)
Saturday and Sunday 9am–5pm
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, 1983
The dramatic green glass of this tower mirrors
the sky, city and water as it curves along the
fork of the Chicago River. Visit Nuveen’s
offices in this popular building.
Old St. Patrick
Roman Catholic Church 48
700 W. Adams St.
Saturday closed, Sunday 1–4:30pm
Carter & Bauer, 1854
Chicago’s oldest church is home to the city’s
main Irish parish and has an intricate interior
inspired by the Book of Kells.
Optima Chicago Center Luxury
Apartments 7
200 E. Illinois St.
Saturday 11am–5pm, Sunday 12–5pm
David Hovey, 2013
Access the 41st-floor rooftop terrace (with
a pool and fire pits) of this sleek apartment
tower. You’ll get up-close views of Tribune
Tower and other icons.
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