The Chicago Architecture Biennial has announced that Florencia Rodriguez has been appointed as the Artistic Director of the sixth edition of Chicago Architecture Biennial. 

Florencia Rodriguez, a writer, editor and Director at the University of Illinois Chicago's School of Architecture, will be the Biennial's first Latina Artistic Director.

The 6th CAB is themed "Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change". With a particular emphasis on the cultural influences that influence design, such as the need to reconsider collective housing, material culture, ecologies, and the effects of migration on our cities, the event will form a broad and multifaceted exploration of the field of architecture and the built environment globally. 

By tackling the most important problems of our day, new and commissioned projects will set a new course for modern design.

Every two years, CAB has produced the largest exhibition of contemporary architecture in North America and has supported an international forum on architecture and urbanism based in Chicago for the past ten years.

Stereoform Slab by SOM. The installation was presented at the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial. Image © Dave Burk

Through more than 400 original projects made by architects, artists, and designers from almost 50 countries, our exhibitions and public programs have introduced more than 2.2 million visitors to cutting-edge design concepts. 

CAB, one of the world's most open and accessible architecture events, has established a strong forum for ideas and is now starting a new decade of expansion and ambitious initiatives.

CAB 6 will be open to the public and on view from September 12, 2025 through February 28, 2026. 

The hub of the Biennial will once again be the Chicago Cultural Center, located in downtown Chicago. The main exhibition and hub of the Biennial are housed in the historic Chicago Cultural Center, the headquarters of the City of Chicago Department of Culture and Special Events (DCASE), which is part of the Millennium Park Campus in the center of downtown Chicago.

Top image: Florencia Rodriguez, CAB 6's Artistic Director. Courtesy Chicago Architecture Biennial. Image © Noah Sheldon.

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