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- EIN 36-6144362
- (312) 922-3432
- 224 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago IL 60604 USA
- http://www.architecture.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts Services, Museums, Visual Arts
Mission: Founded in 1966, the Chicago Architecture Foundation is the only organization of its kind in the Chicago. CAF's mission is to advance public interest and education in architecture and related design, which is pursued through a comprehensive program of architecture tours, exhibitions, public lectures, and adult and youth education programs. CAF is a multi-faceted organization, able to serve a large public audience with its range of programs. Distinct from preservation and advocacy organizations, and museums, CAF serves the community by creating neutral, open forums to engage in dialogue about the ways in which architecture can address public concerns, and serve to create economically, socially and culturally vital and environmentally sustainable communities. The overall purpose of CAF's extensive programming is, as expressed in our mission, "to advance public interest and education in architecture and related design." By providing programming aligned with our mission, CAF shares the following benefits through its work: 1) the creation of accessible interpretation and documentation that celebrates Chicago's historic architectural achievements; 2) the fostering of an appreciation of contemporary architecture, and the raising of awareness of the ways in which contemporary architecture addresses, and responds to, community goals and needs; and 3) the education of residents and visitors about Chicago's current architectural trends, while offering comparisons with the architectural styles and policies of other major cities and countries.
Programs: Tours are the hallmark of the chicago architecture foundation, drawing 380,000 visitors from all over the globe by offering insights into chicago's buildings, neighborhoods, and environments. Caf's tours are known for the high quality experience with 450 extensively trained volunteer docents. All of caf's tours are conceptualized, researched, and written by docents, with new offerings each year. Tours include more than 90 distinct walking, boat, bus, el and bicycle tours and are conducted 363 days of the year.
caf offers exhibitions and public programs on the subject of architecture and the built environment. In 2014, more than 100,614 people saw our exhibitions and more than 5,696 people attended public programs on subjects such as sustainability, preservation, planning and design. There were more than 68 programs offered in 2014. New in 2014 caf's 1st annual scavenger hunt. This event drew 335 partipants to a one day team based event that required participants to solve clues at 20 unique buildings in the chicago's loop. The fouth annual open house chicago weekend attracted new audiences to caf who were enticed by free, behind the scenes public access to more than 167 unique locations across 18 chicago neighborhoods and downtown. More than 75,000 people attended from every u. S. State and 91 countries.
the caf youth initiatives and caf teen programs provide programming and tours on the subject of architecture and the built environment, covering "steam" curriculum subjects of science, technology, engineering, arts & mathematics, for k-12 students and teachers. Caf directly served 19,421 students and teachers through field trips, workshops, competitions and presentations. 2014 was the 32nd year of the newhouse architecture & design competition, engaging 19 chicago area schools and 561 students. 8 students received paid internships to chicago architecture and contruction firms. 2 students participated in summer design experience programs at the university of illinois urbana-champaign and the illinois institute of technologty, and 6 students experienced taliesin, an intensive weeklong architectural studio program at the frank lloyd wright school of architecture.
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