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Shaping Contemporary Realities: Architecture and Beyond

September 24–26

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Dialogues: Linda Searl

Iker Gil interviews architect Linda Searl

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Learning from Philadelphia

Essay by Maria Pia Fontana and Miguel Mayorga

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The Highs and Lows of “Inland Architect”

Monthly column by Elizabeth Blasius

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Off Center

August 15–September 12

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MAS Context launches its new book Casa Gomis Bertrand / La Ricarda

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MAS Context launches its new book Casa Gomis Bertrand / La Ricarda

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The Housing Crisis is Also a Design Crisis: Six Housing Design Strategies That Could Halve the Housing Shortage

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The Housing Crisis is Also a Design Crisis: Six Housing Design Strategies That Could Halve the Housing Shortage

Essay by Beatriz Ramo

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Tomás Bilbao by Tatiana Bilbao

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Tomás Bilbao by Tatiana Bilbao

Exhibition curated by Tatiana Bilbao

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The Unknown Architecture of Chicago

Essay by Stuart Cohen

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Future Firm: The Stork’s Stair

Future Firm: The Stork’s Stair

June 18–June23

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Antifascist Architects: Kiyoshi Kuromiya

Text by Andrew Santa Lucia and Daniel Roche

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Dialogues: David Woodhouse

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Dialogues: David Woodhouse

Iker Gil interviews architect David Woodhouse

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Route 66: A Personal Reflection in Today’s Context

Text and photographs by Phil Donohue

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Luis Peña Ganchegui at 100

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Luis Peña Ganchegui at 100

Text and projects from the Peña Ganchegui Archive

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The Wesley House: A Home, A Landmark, A Legacy

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The Wesley House: A Home, A Landmark, A Legacy

Text by Iker Gil

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MAS Context Fall Talks 2026

Shaping Contemporary Realities | Day 1: Innovative Adaptation

Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 1PM

“Innovative Adaptation” is the first day of the the three-day symposium “Shaping Contemporary Realities: Architecture and Beyond” organized by Villa Albertine and MAS Context. Full program for the day available below.

Panel (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm) → RSVP
Tour (3:00 pm – 4:30 pm) → RSVP

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MAS Context Fall Talks 2026

Shaping Contemporary Realities | Day 2: Civic Changemaking

Friday, September 25, 2026 at 1PM

“Civic Changemaking” is the second day of the the three-day symposium “Shaping Contemporary Realities: Architecture and Beyond” organized by Villa Albertine and MAS Context. Full program for the day available below.

Panel (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm) → RSVP
Tour (3:00 pm – 4:30 pm) → RSVP

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MAS Context Fall Talks 2026

Shaping Contemporary Realities | Day 3: Flourishing Environments

Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 1PM

“Flourishing Environments” is the third day of the the three-day symposium “Shaping Contemporary Realities: Architecture and Beyond” organized by Villa Albertine and MAS Context. Full program for the day available below.

Panel (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm) → RSVP
Tour (3:00 pm – 4:30 pm) → RSVP

MAS Context Fall Talks 2026

Vanishing Japan: Modern Architecture, Gone But Not Forgotten

Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 6PM

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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

Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5PM

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.