The exhibits weren’t fully installed when I dropped in to preview the new home of the Chicago Architecture Center (formerly the Chicago Architecture Foundation) last week, but on a return visit this week everything was up and running.
Spectacular views outside, especially from the second-story Skyscraper Gallery, reached via a grand wooden staircase (or an elevator ride). The center, a few steps east of Michigan Avenue on Wacker, looks north across the river, toward Tribune Tower and the Wrigley Building. And the entrance to CAC’s most famous tour, its River Cruise, is just across the street, where the First Lady docks.
You don’t have to buy a ticket to see the tallest of the Skyscraper Gallery models—you can see it from the street through CAC’s massive front windows. And you can still get to the interesting gift shop without purchasing a ticket.
