City of the Future

What does the city of the future look like? Gleaming skylines of chrome and glass as far as the eye can see? Lush gardens and urban farms where factories and city centers once dominated? Architect, futurist, and IIT faculty Marshall Brown has dedicated his career to pondering and predicting the city of tomorrow. What he imagines will surprise you. Georgeen Theodore, a partner at the award-winning New York architecture and design firm Interboro Partners, and Stephanie Smith, chief curator and deputy director at the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art, join Brown to share how the varied urban landscapes of the Midwest have contributed to their architectural visions of the future.

The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray.

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