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MAS Context Fall Talks 2025
Fernand Pouillon: France’s Most Wanted Architect
Film screening of Fernand Pouillon: France’s Most Wanted Architect with director Jean-Marie Montangerand in attendance. The event is organized in partnership with the Alliance Française, Villa Albertine, and as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. The screening will take place at the Alliance Française de Chicago (810 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610. Please enter via 54 West Chicago Avenue).
MAS Context Fall Talks 2025
James Florio: Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal | Los Angeles
Film screening and book launch of photographer James Florio’s latest book Thirtysix Views of Inverted Portal. Designed by Anna Mort and Rick Valicenti, Thirtysix Views presents thirty-six views of Ensamble Studio’s Inverted Portal at Tippet Rise Art Center, Montana. The program will take place at Bestor Architecture Gallery (2030 Hyperion Ave, Los Angeles, California 90027).
MAS Context Fall Talks 2025
Tracing / Traces: Architecture and the Archive 2025
On Saturday, December 6, 2025, MAS Context will organize the ninth edition of our Tracing / Traces event offering a behind-the-scenes look at selected items from the Art Institute of Chicago’s Ryerson & Burnham Art and Architecture Archives.
MAS Context Fall Talks 2025
Lecture by Lausanne-based architect Sean Lally. The lecture will take place at the Society of Architectural Historians (1365 North Astor Street, Chicago, IL 60610).
Exhibition
Common Chicago showcases a series of recently completed and newly commissioned projects for this exhibition by Chicago-based practices that envision a shared present and future. The exhibition will take place at the MAS Context Reading Room (1564 North Damen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago, Illinois 60622).
The exhibition is presented within the context of SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change, the sixth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Gallery visits are available September 19, 2025–January 31, 2026 by appointment. To book a visit, please use our calendar form to see available dates and times.
Exhibition
Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory
MAS Context and the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, in collaboration with Concéntrico, present the exhibition Concéntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory. The exhibition will be on display from October 1 until November 19, 2025, at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago (31 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60654).
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