Looking Towards The Future: The Zaha Hadid Pavilion

The much-anticipated Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects is officially open to the public this evening, Tuesday, August 4 in Millennium Park. Playing with shadow, light and space, the interior of the pavilion includes an immersive video by artist Thomas Gray. The film installation reflects Chicago's transformation and includes the voices of people throughout the region sharing their visions of the future. The video will begin playing after dusk. Zaha Hadid plans to visit Chicago in September, at which time a program at the Art Institute of Chicago is planned.

For a behind-the-scenes tour of the Burnham Pavilions, join professionals and staff involved in the project for Talks with the Team scheduled at 5:30 pm every other Wednesday through October. On August 5th Burnham Plan Centennial Executive Director Emily Harris, pavilion structural engineer Chris Rockey and Fabric Images Project Manager Gordon Hill will lead the tour. To view the full list of dates and speakers, click here.

One Book One Chicago, which this year features The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City by Carl Smith, kicks off with a program this evening featuring some of Chicago's most innovative thinkers- Carl Smith, author of The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City; Nichole Pinkard, Director of Innovation at the University of Chicago's Urban Education Institute; architects Sarah Dunn and Martin Felson of UrbanLab and Archeworks; and Angela Hurlock, Director of Claretian Associates. Panelists invite you to join in a discussion of how to keep Chicago vital and vibrant in the 21st century. [MORE]

CMAP invites you to participate in the public-input phase of the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional planning process at one of 50 Invent the Future workshops being held throughout the region. Using interactive software and keypad polling, attendees will express preferences about real-world choices that will shape the GO TO 2040 plan and our region's future. [MORE]

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