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Upcoming Events
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APT Chicago City Gathering
Thursday, July 24, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
Chicago Loop Synagogue
Join us for our inaugural event in Chicago, IL, on July 24! We're hosting an exclusive evening at the stunning Chicago Loop Synagogue (1958), featuring a private viewing and presentation by Alanna E. Cooper of Case Western University. Dr. Cooper will share her fascinating research on the synagogue's history and remarkable art glass collection.
Light refreshments will be served, and all preservation community members are welcome—whether you're an APT member or not. Please join us if you're in the area.
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APT’s Technical Committee on Modern Heritage is pleased to offer the next installment in its webinar series on Adapting Aspirational Modernism.
Restoring the Relocated Houses of Tomorrow: Preserving the Aspiratinal Modernism of Chicago's 1933 Century of Progrss Exposition
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET
In a bold move to boost the local economy and inspire optimism in the future amidst the Great Depression, Chicago’s 1933 Century of Progress Exposition marked the city’s centennial, celebrating innovations in architecture, science, technology and transportation. An enduring exhibit was the Homes of Tomorrow exhibition that demonstrated modern home convenience and practical new building materials and techniques with twelve model homes.
Five of the houses remain viewable today in the Century of Progress Architectural District created by the relocation of select houses from the Chicago exhibition across the lake to shore property in what is now Indiana Dunes National Park, managed by the National Park Service in cooperation with the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
This webinar will explore the history, reuse, and conservation challenges raised by the surviving Century of Progress Houses, focusing on the House of Tomorrow, architect Fred Keck’s unique for the time design, its structural configuration, and the recent project that restored the exterior to its original 1933 appearance.
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