The Chicago Athenaeum is a private museum of architecture and design, based in

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. The museum focuses on the art of design in all areas of the discipline: architecture, industrial and

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, and

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. Among its goals is to advance public education on how design can positively impact the human environment. The museum awards numerous prizes for architecture and design.

History

The museum was founded in 1988 in Chicago and 1998 moved to

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and in 2004 on to

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. The museum in Galena is located in a former brewery building (Fulton Brewery, later Galena Brewery, Eulberg & Sons). In

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, the museum occupied an old barn at 190 S. Roselle Rd., before the village evicted it in 2004. The Museum also maintained an International Sculpture Park with works of contemporary art. The sculpture park still exists, it is situated in a park behind the Prairie Center for the Arts.Sculpture Park
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Work

The museum aims to improve public knowledge and awareness on architecture and design, and how these two fields can affect human environment and the quality of life. It has held exhibitions on architecture and design in several countries, and also holds several international programs abroad. It currently maintains offices and operations in Chicago, Schaumburg, and

, as well as

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and

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Award programs

Since 1996, the museum has organized the annual Good Design Awards. The Museum also co-organizes the American Architecture Awards, the American Prize for Architecture, the International Architecture Awards, and the Green Good Design Awards.

Management

The museum's president is

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. The vice president is Loannis Karalias who is also chief curator and director of design; the director of administration is Lary Sommers, and the director in Europe and COO is Kieran Conlon.

References

External links

*{{official website, http://chi-athenaeum.org * Castelli Ferrieri, Anna, Architecture and Desig
Anna Castelli Ferrieri - Architecture and Design Exhibition
* Karuhn Carri (May 29, 2000

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