Session on Architecture and Design
Tuesday, October 19, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Organized by Sunny Fischer, executive director, Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation; Peter Handler, program manager, Richard H. Dreihaus Foundation.
Against the background of Chicago's rich and varied architectural history, this session will examine the intersection of architecture, design, and the arts and highlight the opportunities for funders interested in and willing to explore the borders of these disciplines. Architecture and design often fall between the cracks of foundations? guidelines, not easily fitting into any one discipline or another. The common ground, however, is both broad and fertile, its borders increasingly crossed by artists, designers, and planners with surprising and successful results that enhance quality of life in communities, help maintain or reflect the character of neighborhoods, and encompass answers to pressing social problems.
