The Chicago Architecture Biennial has returned to Chicago for its fourth edition with installations by Atelier Bow-Wow and Manuel Herz Architects. Here are 10 must-see projects.
Curated by designer David Brown, the biennial contains contributions from over 80 participants hailing from more than 18 countries.
These include numerous site-specific installations, many of which have been built on empty lots across the city.
With the theme The Available City, this edition of the event intends to investigate who contributes to the design of Chicago, with projects from studios including Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Outpost Office.

SPLAM by SOM
Architecture studio SOM worked with students to build an open-air learning lab and gathering space for the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in Chicago's South Shore. The pavilion was created as a prototype to demonstrate the possibilities of prefabricated timber framing to build large structures.
"Weaving together timber beams like threads in fabric, SPLAM explores the idea of using smaller pieces of wood than conventional mass timber construction systems," said SOM.

Block Party by Studio Barnes in collaboration with Shawhin Roudbari and MAS Context
Studio Barnes created two structures on a plot in North Lawndale that are "born from Chicago's rich history of annual block parties".
The first is bright pink and blue and designed to recall the look and feel of a bounce h...