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Home » Authors » Zach Mortice

Zach Mortice

Zach Mortice is a Chicago-based design journalist who focuses on landscape architecture and architecture. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram @zachmortice.

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ARTICLES

Yesomi Umolu.

London’s Serpentine Galleries Names Yesomi Umolu Director of Cultural Affairs

Zach Mortice
January 5, 2021
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Umolu steps into her new role this month at the Serpentine, where she will oversee the gallery’s curatorial, interpretive, and editorial portfolios.


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Chicago’s Wrightwood 659 Hosts Compelling Exhibition of Indian Master Doshi

Zach Mortice
September 16, 2020
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The exhibition "Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People," on view through December, plays up Doshi’s fusion of Indian vernacular traditions and Modernism.
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A Second Look at Edith Farnsworth and Her Mies van der Rohe–Designed Retreat

Zach Mortice
July 15, 2020
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A multi-part exhibition unfolding across some 60 acres in Plano, Illinois, focuses on one of the most famous Modern architecture clients in history.
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UIC Performing Arts

Proposals for New Building at UIC Contend with Walter Netsch’s Brutalist Campus

Zach Mortice
April 8, 2019
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OMA, Johnston Marklee, and Morphosis take different approaches to designing a new performing arts center for the University of Illinois at Chicago.


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Wrightwood

‘Dimensions of Citizenship’ Dreams of Belonging Best at the Smallest and Largest Scales

Zach Mortice
March 19, 2019
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Just as its politics become unavoidable, the U.S. Pavilion installation from the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale comes home to Chicago.


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Obama Presidential Center

Obama Presidential Center Lawsuit Will Proceed, Slowing Progress of Construction

Zach Mortice
February 20, 2019
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A federal judge ruled that a nonprofit organization can go ahead with its claims that public parkland was improperly handed over to the Obama Foundation.


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Art on the Mart

Art on the Mart by Valerio Dewalt Train Associates and Obscura Digital

Chicago
Zach Mortice
November 7, 2018
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On the Chicago Riverwalk, a video-art installation beams colorful images onto the historic Merchandise Mart building. Don’t miss the short film showing the project in action.
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New Views into an Unheralded Element of Mies

New Views into an Unheralded Element of Mies

A new exhibit at the Elmhurst Art Museum explores the architect’s foray into pre-fabrication.
Zach Mortice
June 25, 2018
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A new exhibition at the Elmhurst Art Museum in Illinois explores a little-studied corner of Mies van der Rohe’s career: his brief fascination with pre-fabrication.


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Yesomi Umolu

Interview with Yesomi Umolu

The 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial artistic director plans a biennial that’s a “Civic Project.”
Zach Mortice
March 19, 2018
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The newly named artistic director of the Chicago Architecture Biennial plans to apply her multi-disciplinary expertise to an exposition that speaks to an equally wide range of public audiences.


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Amanda Williams

Chicago Works: Amanda Williams at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Zach Mortice
July 21, 2017
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A sequel of sorts to the artist’s earlier show, Color(ed) Theory, a new exhibition offers a new perspective on William's bold work with bright and monolithic color.


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Events

February 25, 2021

Stone Wool Acoustic Ceilings for Health and Well-Being

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

Since early 2020, it seems as if the world has changed drastically. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly changed how we work, play, and live. Design professionals have experienced this shift profoundly. When designing interior spaces, design professionals must consider aesthetics, cost, and energy efficiency, but also how their choices impact the health and well-being of occupants. While this has been the case for some time, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of designing healthy spaces.

March 4, 2021

The Future of Wood Design Innovation in the US

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU
May qualify for learning hours through most Canadian architectural associations

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) buildings captured imaginations and launched a sustainable construction revolution in North America. What is on the horizon for mass timber construction? This presentation focuses on the issues and innovations that will shape the next decade of mass timber design in the US. 

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