Perkins' School Design Legacy: It's For The Kids

Join CAC for a look at the fascinating life and public service of Dwight H. Perkins, the progressive designer responsible for over 40 Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago’s leadership role in progressive school design is an underappreciated aspect of the city's architectural history. This movement was led by Dwight Perkins, who designed dozens of public schools during his noble and controversial five-year stint (1905–1910) as Chief Architect for the Chicago Board of Education. His son, Lawrence, proudly followed in his footsteps and collaborated with Eliel and Eero Saarinen in designing Crow Island School, considered to be the “Seagram Building of school architecture”. We will take an insider's look at this precedent-setting North Shore elementary campus, rarely open for public viewing.

$15 public, FREE CAC members