Dennis Blair Home Tour/Open House in Barrington

Sunday, Nov. 6, 1:00-4:00 p.m. You’re invited to a special open house for CBB members and their guests, hosted by Lou Zucaro. 249 Kimberly Rd, North Barrington. Dennis…

Holiday Retro Cocktail Party 2016

Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 4:00 – 7:00 to be held at the Abe Brown House, 1957, by Albert Belrose in River Forest Hosted by CBB members Sue and…

Moholy-Nagy: Future Present Art Institute Chicago

October 2, 2016–January 3, 2017 Regenstein Hall Painting, photography, film, sculpture, advertising, product design, theater sets—László Moholy-Nagy (American, born Hungary, 1895–1946) did it all. Future Present, the first…

Crow Island School Tour

September 24, 2016 Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond hosted a fantastic tour of Eero Saarinen, Perkins Will and Wheeler’s Crow Island elementary school today in Winnetka, IL. Susan Saarinen,…

Bertrand Goldberg’s River City Tour

August 7, 2016 Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond hosted a wonderful tour today of Bertrand Goldberg’s River City in Chicago. We were very fortunate to tour inside five residences,…

Keck & Keck Sloan House Tour

July 17, 2016 Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond hosted a great tour of the 1940 Sloan house, designed by Keck and Keck. Widely regarded as the first passive solar…

Elmhurst Art Museum: Playboy Architecture Exhibit

July 9, 2016 Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond’s event yesterday at the Elmhurst Art Museum was fantastic on many levels! We toured the Playboy exhibition which focused on architecture…

2015 Holiday Party

December 6, 2015 Our annual retro party was held in a beautiful 1951 Frank Lloyd Wright Usonion home in Lake Forest.

Imperial Towers Tour

November 22, 2015 Our tour of three tastefully renovated condos at Imperial Towers was great fun! Designed in 1962 by Solomon Cordwell and Buenz. The landscaping and lobby…

2015 Merchandise Mart Tour

November 5, 2015 Photos from our tour of the showrooms of Herman Miller, Knoll, and Wolf/Subzero at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. It was a fun day learning…

Northwest Suburbs Modern Home Tour

September 20, 2015 A tour of 2 mid-century homes from the 1960s. Architectural Designer Ronald Petralito spoke about his career as well as this foreclosed and abandoned 1968…

Edward Humrich 1963 Riverwoods Home Event

August 16, 2015

Jens J Jenson, Jr. Home Event

April 12, 2015 Tour of architect Jens J Jensen, Jr’s house which he designed for his own family in 1962. Many original features including lighting, terrazo floors, bathrooms,…

2015 Annual Meeting

February 22, 2015 2015 CBB annual meeting and tour of the Sammet house by A. James Speyer.

2014 Holiday Party

December 7, 2014 Held at the home of members Dennis Everson and Greg Smith a 1961 Midcentury Modern home by AIA Architect Robert Friedman with a stunning collection…