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Pete Landon and Catherine Baker to Present During Behind-the-Scenes Tour with the National Public Housing Museum

Posted by LBBA on March 5, 2013

/* LBBA’s Pete Landon and Catherine Baker will present the National Public Housing Museum during a day-long “mobile symposium” on Saturday, March 23 that explores a past, present, and future look at the topic of “shelter” through public housing in Chicago. “Architecture is Activism… Shelter!” features a special tour of the Jane Addams Hull House Museum, a drive-by discussion (and short walk)... Read More

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Theaster Gates and LBBA Brainstorm for the Dorchester Artist Housing Collaborative during Chicago Ideas Week

Posted by LBBA on October 7, 2011

Hey creative brains, start firing your synapses– October 10-16 is Chicago Ideas Week! CIW will bring 100 of the world’s top speakers together for labs and discussions with Chicago’s best thinkers to create an ecosystem of innovation, exploration, and intellectual recreation. Theaster Gates, artist, planner and founder of Dorchester Projects and the Rebuild Foundation, partnered with LBBA and a small group of arts and development specialists,... Read More

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Hansberry Square

Posted by LBBA on October 4, 2011

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Westhaven Park Redevelopment Plan

Posted by LBBA on May 12, 2010

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Westhaven archi-treasures Design Workshop

Posted by LBBA on May 11, 2010

Another productive archi-treasures design workshop took place April 24th (an arts-based community program) that was a collaboration between artists, architects, and residents of all ages to build community public spaces on a Westhaven lot that is currently vacant. Formerly the Henry Horner Homes, the site is part of the ongoing Plan for Transformation that aims to transform public housing into a new mixed-income neighborhood and is located just north... Read More

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