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MAS Context 2020 Spring Talks

February 8, 2020

We are happy to share the events of our MAS Context 2020 Spring Talks series. The series features talks, tours, exhibitions, exploration of archives, and celebrations.

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Netsch Residence, Chicago, 2020. © Iker Gil.

The events will take place in different venues across Boston, Chicago, and Homewood, Illinois. We are happy to collaborate with the owners of the Netsch Residence, pinkcomma gallery, the Ryerson & Burnham Libraries at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Society of Architectural Historians, Studio Gang Architects, and the Village of Homewood.

Looking forward to seeing you this spring!

Sunday, February 23 – (INFO)
Tour of the Netsch Residence with presentations Iker Gil and Brian Lee
“Walter Netsch at 100”
Hosted by the Netsch Residence

Tuesday, March 17 – (CANCELED)
Talks by Elizabeth Blasius, Jeanne Gang, and Virginia Hanusik
“Climate Adaptation”
Hosted by Studio Gang Architects

Saturday, March 28 – (POSTPONED)
Talk by Richard Haas with exploration of selected items from his archive
“An Artist About Architecture”
Hosted by The Art Institute of Chicago, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries

Sunday, March 29 – (CANCELED)
Talk by Richard Haas followed by a tour of selected murals
“Richard Haas in Homewood”
Hosted by Homewood Science Center

April 2-May 8 – (CANCELED)
Exhibition
“Nocturnal Landscapes: Urban Flows of Global Metropolises, Boston”
Hosted by pinkcomma gallery

Tuesday, April 14 – (CANCELED)
Lecture by Future Firm
“Future as Practice: Spaces of Collectivity”
Hosted by the Society of Architectural Historians

All the talks are open to the public. MAS Context is supported in part by private donations. For information about how to support MAS Context, please visit: mascontext.com/support