CITY OPEN WORKSHOP

  • Home

  • COVID-19

  • About

  • Projects

    • Madison Street Corridor (Spring 2021)
    • Rogers Park / Howard Street (2020)
    • Chicago Design Collaborative (...
    • Restaurant Reopening ResourceGuide(2020)
    • Accessory Dwelling Units (2019-20)
    • Englewood Arts Space (2018)
    • Kehrein Center for the Arts (2018)
    • Vacant Land Stewardship (2017)
    • Churches of the Future (2017)
    • Affordable Housing (2017)
    • OTIS Fresh Farm (2016)
    • Urban Innovation Center (2016)
  • Calendar

  • Past Workshops

  • Contact

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    • Instagram
    • Facebook - Black Circle
    • Twitter - Black Circle
    Fall 2019 – Workshop #4: How to Construct an ADU
    ANNE BALL
    • Oct 24, 2019

    Fall 2019 – Workshop #4: How to Construct an ADU

    The fourth workshop for our fall season was led by Curtis Florence, a Development Manager at Clayco-CRG. It was during this session that we furthered our research around ADU design, construction and urban development. Curtis lead the discussion by asking the group, “If ADUs became legal, what would be the most economical way to build them? Instead of building an entirely new structure, what if the tenant purchased the ADU from a corporate vender?” Exploring the construction m
    Fall 2019 – Workshop #3: Building Capital + Partnerships for ADUs
    GENEVIEVE WASSER
    • Oct 10, 2019

    Fall 2019 – Workshop #3: Building Capital + Partnerships for ADUs

    Our third workshop of the season was basically a cracked fire hydrant of knowledge thanks to the generous contributions of not one, but two guest speakers. This was compounded by the POV (point of view) factor - both of this week’s speakers presented on strategies to address housing shortages, but from notably contrasting approaches. Season Theme: Accessory Dwelling Units Workshop Focus: Building Capital + Partnerships Elizabeth Timme, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of

    © 2020 by CITY OPEN Workshop. 

    opencityworkshop@gmail.com