Talks with the Team - October

Talks with the Team is a series of free informal tours of, and talks about the Burnham Pavilions featuring the staff and professionals involved with the project. The tours, which start at 5:30 pm every other Wednesday from July through October, give the public the opportunity to learn directly from the insiders about the planning, design, construction, techniques, artistry and technology involved in making the Burnham Pavilions a reality.
Each team member brings their own emphasis to the talk, and will share their unique perspective. In September, the Talks include:

October 14: Emily Harris, Gordon Hill and Lou Mallozzi

October 28: Julie Burros and Chris Rockey

Emily Harris is Executive Director of the Burnham Plan Centennial and with Julie Burros, Ed Uhlir and Joe Rosa led development of the pavilions from concept to completion. She helped to conceptualize how the pavilions fit into the Centennial celebration of Burnham's bold vision.
 
Gordon Hill is Executive Vice President of Fabric Images and a graduate of the architecture school at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Fabric Images constructed the zippered fabric skin for the Zaha Hadid pavilion.
 
Lou Mallozzi, with Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, is creator of the multi-channel soundtrack accompanying the film installation in the Burnham Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Architects.
 
Julie Burros is Director of Cultural Planning, Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago, and is the project manager for constructing and programming the pavilions.
 
Chris Rockey of Rockey Structures, LLC and a member of the faculty at IIT, is the structural engineer for both pavilions.