MAS Context
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Exhibition
Off Center is an ongoing typological and geospatial research project on the multiple centers of the United States conducted by Alaina Read Griffin and Cody Tyler Schueller. The exhibition is on view at the MAS Context Reading Room (1564 North Damen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago, Illinois 60622).
Gallery visits are available August 15–September 12, 2026 by appointment. To book a visit, please use our calendar form to see available dates and times.
MAS Context Fall Talks 2026
Off Center: Notes on the Periphery
Lecture by Alaina Read Griffin and Cody Tyler Schueller related to the exhibition Off Center, an ongoing typological and geospatial research project on the multiple centers of the United States. The lecture will take place at the Society of Architectural Historians (1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610).
MAS Context Fall Talks 2026
Shaping Contemporary Realities: Architecture and Beyond
Join us for this three-day public symposium taking place in Chicago in September organized by MAS Context and Villa Albertine Chicago.
MAS Context Fall Talks 2026
Vanishing Japan: Modern Architecture, Gone But Not Forgotten
Lecture by Naomi Pollock, author of the book Vanishing Japan: Modern Architecture, Gone But Not Forgotten, a visual celebration and record of Japan’s demolished postwar architectural gems and a look at why they’ve been torn down. The program will take place at the MAS Context Reading Room (1564 North Damen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago, Illinois 60622).
MAS Context Fall Talks 2026
Max Bond: The Life and Work of the People’s Architect
MAS Context and the Illinois Institute of Technology School of Architecture are organizing the Chicago book launch of Max Bond: The Life and Work of the People’s Architect with a talk by author Brian D. Goldstein. The program will take place at S. R. Crown Hall, home of IIT’s School of Architecture (3360 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616).
A Q&A with Irene Sunwoo, John H. Bryan Chair and Curator of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago, will follow the presentation.
MAS Context Fall Talks 2026
Barcelona book launch: Casa Gomis Bertrand / La Ricarda
Launch of the book Casa Gomis Bertrand / La Ricarda with Iker Gil, Jordi Roig, and Marita Gomis.
More information about the location coming soon.
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