Architect and urbanist Charles Waldheim, juror of the 2019 Research Prize, discussed his work as it relates to the topic of the Research Prize: “Shrinking Our Agricultural Footprint.”

The lecture was organized in collaboration with the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and the Chicago Architecture Biennial.

October 14, 2020
6 pm CST
Online

On Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7, 2019, the SOM Foundation partnered with the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to organize the inaugural International Research and Design Forum in Chicago. During the two-day event, industry leaders, researchers, and academics from around the world delivered presentations and panel discussions on the groundbreaking ideas and research that continue to elevate design thinking within the urgent context of climate change.

September 6–7, 2019
S.R. Crown Hall
3360 S State St, Chicago, IL 60616

On Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11, 2000 a two-day conference on contemporary architecture and pragmatist debates sponsored by the SOM Foundation was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

November 10–11, 2000
MoMA
11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

On Monday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 2, 2000, a two-day cross-disciplinary workshop sponsored by the SOM Foundation took place at Columbia University's Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture.

May 1–2, 2000
Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture
Columbia University
1172 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027

On Friday, September 9 through Sunday, September 11, 1988, a conference on architectural theory was held at the Charnley House, then headquarters of the SOM Foundation’s Chicago Institute of Architecture and Urbanism.

September 9–11, 1988
Charnley House
1365 N Astor St, Chicago, IL 60610