The city’s most anticipated architecture event, the Chicago Architecture Biennial, unfolds this year with the theme, “SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change,” featuring exhibits, panel discussions, films, performances, activations and events across the city through February 28, 2026. The opening weekend kicks off on September 19, 2025.
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The Biennial opening weekend events take place at the Chicago Cultural Center, Stony Island Arts Bank, Graham Foundation and on the grounds of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Over 70 architects, artists and designers examine the effects of the cultural, social and envionmental transformations influincing our world today with presentations across these sites.
Plan your visit to Biennial events all over the city by checking out the calendar of exhibits, activations and events.The Art Insitute, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago Architecture Center and the Smart Museum are some of the locations for Biennial activities.
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Explore this digital guide to the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial to plan visits and map out sites. Many exhbits and events are free.
Chicago Architecture Biennial
Locations across the city
September 19- February 28, 2025
Free
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