Ideas for Excursions in the Chicago Area

September 9  2 p.m. Von Steuben Parade (Lincoln Ave between Irving and Lawrence) http://www.germanday.com

September 8, 9 & 10 German American Fest at Lincoln & Lawrence http://www.germanday.com/

Novermber 23-December 24 Christkindlmarkt at the Daley Center http://www.christkindlmarket.com/

November 30-December 31 Christmas Schooner Play (Bailiwick has offered our chapter matinee performances for the past 7 years. Check our Calendar of Important Dates.)

http://www.bailiwick.org/calendar/show_detail.php?ID=9

A "model" field trip of course integrates what has been done in class with a viewing of historical or cutlural monuments. Chicago has a clear connection to the Bauhaus so if you wanted to do a unit on Bauhaus, a walking tour of the loop would be a perfect compliment. Ingrid Zeller has worked up a lot of materials on this for her own use and for use with the Goethe Institute. Download the powerpoint as it gives a very good explaination.

http://www.german.northwestern.edu/zeller/

Walking Tours of the Loop The Chicago Architecture Foundation does Walking Tours of the Loop that focus on the German influence on U.S. and world architecture.

http://www.architecture.org/

Die Stadt ist unser Museum; weltweit wurde Chicago lange Zeit als Haupstadt der amerikanischen Architektur bezeichnet. Diese Fuehrung beinhaltet das historische sowie das moderne Chicago. Wir konzentrieren uns auf den Austausch zwischen Chicago und Europa, und auf den Einfluss der in Deutschland geborenen Architekten wie: Dankmar Adler, Mies van der Rohe, Helmut Jahn, Dirk Lohan. Sie werden die verschiedenen Baustile kennenlernen-von der Chicago Schule an, ueber Art Deco, bis zum Internationalen und Postmodernen Stil.

Historic and Modern Skyscrapers in German

For a long time, Chicago has been recognized as the capital of American architecture. This tour includes the historical and the modern Chicago. We concentrate on the exchange between Chicago and Europe, and on the influence of German-born architects in Chicago--names such as Dankmar Adler, Mies van de Rohe, Helmut Jahn, and Dirk Lohan. You will learn about the different architectural styles such as the Chicago School, Art Deco, International, and Postmodern styles.

Let me know if you have any other good ideas for excursions!