Chicago Architecture Center opens show on wearable architecture inspired by the city

A new exhibition opening this month at the Chicago Architecture Center (CAC) is set to explore the art of wearable architecture in the form of ritual headdresses designed by architects to mimic their favorite buildings in the city. On view through May 30th, Architectural Head Games features a dozen designs that communicate the "experience" of Chicago’s great architecture first-hand through interpretive design skills and creative self-expression.

The show offers an expansion of an earlier project by the AIA Chicago and Architecture for Public Benefit, which called on 43 architects to create wearable architecture for display in last fall’s 'Arts in the Dark' parade. It will also bring viewers further into the history of architectural wearables beginning with a look at the famed Beaux Arts Ball in the 1930s.

The CAC’s Director of Exhibitions, Eve Fineman, says it "showcases the exceptional creativity of architects and their deep appreciation for our built environment here in Chicago." Chana Haouzi, the founder of Architecture for Public Benefit and a co-curator of the exhibition, added finally: "This project was a collaborative love letter to our beautiful city, written by the very architects who shape its skyline."