Join Art Historian Natalie Ribkoff for a lecture series and discover why at the turn of the 20th Century, the city of Chicago became a laboratory for some of the most innovative architecture in the world. Beginning with the Great Fire from which Chicago’s multi-story structures emerged in the late 1800s, this series will explore how an industrial Midwestern city became a modern metropolis of art. As we survey the history of its skyscrapers and tour architectural landmarks like the Rookery building, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House and the masterpieces of Mies van der Rohe, we’ll assess the bold designs and colorful personalities that have left their mark on the city’s skyline—and changed the landscape of 20th century architecture.