Think Outside the Office

Farnsworth House [TR1]

Monday, June 9 • 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Highlights: An exquisite example of "less is more," this modern masterpiece, designed by Mies van der Rohe, is one of the world's most famous residences— located in Plano, Ill.
Credits: None Fee: $65 per person
Registration: Visit architecture.org. Click on the NeoCon® logo to access TicketMaster or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/21004059C641A408?did=neocon. Password: Plano

Blackwelder Mansion [TR2]

Monday, June 9 • 1–4 p.m.

Highlights: Tour the Blackwelder Mansion, a 20-room Victorian Mansion built by the first woman to vote in a local election. Your host, a well-known local artist and conservator, will share with you firsthand stories of the era and his personal collection of artifacts culled during his tenure on the Prarie Avenue demolition crew. En route you will drive past landmark homes built by a host of architects including Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Burley Griffin as well as the only Irish Castle in Illinois!
Credits: None Fee: $55
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House and Surrounding Areas [TR3]

Tuesday, June 10 • 9:30 a.m.–1 p.m.

Highlights: The Frederick C. Robie House is being restored to its original 1910 splendor. This is one of themost architecturally significant buildings of the 20th century. Includes a walking tour of the architecturally richsurrounding neighborhood.
Credits: 0.3 CEU Fee: $75—includes box lunch on Motorcoach
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Green Building Trolley Tour [TR4]

Tuesday, June 10 • 12–4 p.m.

Highlights: This event provides guided tours of facilities in Chicago that have instituted Green Building practices and that promote sustainable initiatives on many levels. Tour sites include Chicago City Hall Rooftop Garden, The Center for Green Technology and the Center for Neighborhood Technology. The tour is conducted on a bio-fueled Chicago Trolley.
Tour Guide: Meghann Maves, ASID, green tech resource center librarian, Chicago Center for Green Technology
Credits: 0.3 CEU Fee: $50—includes box lunch
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Architecture River Cruise [TR5]

Tuesday, June 10 • 9:15–11 a.m.

Highlights: This engaging tour aboard the Chicago's First Lady will cruise Chicago's magnificent architecture from the perspective of the Chicago River accompanied by expert narration of the historical and architectural significance of more than 50 sites. Boarding begins at 9:15 a.m. Tour leaves promptly at 9:30 a.m.
Credits: Fee: $27
Registration: Visit architecture.org. Click on the NeoCon logo to access TicketMaster or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/21004059893D9118?did=neocon. Password: Architecture

The Mart Goes LEED-EB: An Insider's Tour [TR6]

Tuesday, June 10 • 10:30–11:30 a.m.

Presented by: Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
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Fee: $30
Highlights: Get a behind-the-scenes tour of The Merchandise Mart, newly recognized as a LEEDEB Silver building in Chicago. Get inspired for your own "green" projects as the architects and Mart executives who were involved with this sustainable journey explore the opportunities and challenges posed in achieving LEED-EB certification for the largest commercial building in the world.

Concluding this tour, join Buildings magazine in their booth on the 8th Floor for hospitality and conversation. Get your copy of the Mart's sustainability journey as featured in Buildings magazine's APril 2008 cover story.

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To learn more about all the green initiatives in place at The Merchandise Mart, please visit: mmart.com/green.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park [TR7]

Wednesday, June 11 • 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

Highlights: Take an architectural tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio, where he experimented with form and space. Includes a walking tour of the surrounding historic district— home to the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned buildings in the world.
Credits: 0.3 CEU Fee: $75—includes box lunch
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