Hindsight 2020: Chicago Design and Development in a Turbulent Year

Don’t miss this special year-in-review program with Chicago Architecture Center President and CEO Lynn Osmond. Hear how local architects, planners and developers pushed ahead with key projects and initiatives during a most challenging 2020.

In addition to highlighting exciting, impactful new design and development ranging from skyscrapers to open spaces, this presentation will examine interrelationships between public health, climate resiliency and inequality in Chicago’s built environment. With the reckoning brought by the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 was a time for the design community, alongside others, to respond forcefully to these joint crises. What role will design play in getting our city back on track in 2021 and beyond?