Women’s Architectural League Foundation
Chicago’s Architectural Heritage… past, present and future
Emanuel Congregation Tour
When: Thursday, February 26th at 10:30AM
Where: 5959 N. Sheridan Rd.
Emanuel Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the Edgewater neighborhood. The congregation was founded in 1880 and moved to various locations as its members moved further north in Chicago. In 1954, Ross Barney + Jankowski (now Ross Barney Architects) designed this modernist building which features brick and limestone and overlooks Lake Michigan. In 2012-13, Blender Architecture evaluated the building’s needs and modernized the building with new exterior lighting, security cameras, a new roof, new HVAC system and new exterior door and
windows.
Mission Statement
Our purposes are to promote awareness and appreciation of Chicago area architecture and to provide scholarships to architectural students of the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Universities of Illinois at Chicago and Champaign-Urbana.
In 1958, a group of women who were architects or were related to architects formed the Women’s Architectural League Foundation to promote awareness and appreciation of Chicago architecture. Over the years, membership has broadened and is open to all women and men interested in architecture.
WALF members organize tours designed to deepen appreciation for both historic and contemporary Chicago architecture. Tours frequently feature buildings under construction or recently completed, led by architects involved in the project.
Another interesting and informative site you may enjoy is the Women Who Built Illinois Database found at www.landmarks.org/womenwhobuiltillinois/
It includes information on over 100 female architects, engineers, developers, designers, builders, landscape architects, interior designers and clients and their projects between 1879 and 1979.
This site calls attention to the women who helped to create places that today are cherished by communities and property owners across Illinois.
This website is presented by Landmarks Illinois. WALF is grateful for this interesting presentation and all the effort that was put into the project.
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