The Chicago Architecture Center will take over a space inside a riverfront building by modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which will be designed by US firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill and is set to open summer 2018.
Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) announced its move ahead of the second Chicago Architecture Biennale, which kicks off next week.
The newly created centre will occupy the lower levels of 111 East Wacker Drive, which was designed by Mies van der Rohe and completed by his local architecture firm after his death. The steel and glass tower, also known as One Illinois Center, faces the Chicago River and will provide a set-off point for the foundation's architectural river tours.
Locally headquartered firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, behind record-breaking skyscraper designs including the Jeddah Tower and Central Park Tower, will lead the design of the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC). ?????"Architecturally the building is a gem," said Gordon. "The design will create a dynamic and elegant space."
The firm hopes that CAC will become a destination for "discovering Chicago's architectural legacy and its role in shaping cities everywhere" ? as the Midwest city is the birthplace of the skyscraper.

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