Iker Gil

One of the best parts of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2015 was BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago, which I described as an "exhibition within an exhibition." Although Chicago was host to the Biennial (and will be again later this year for the second go-around), many of the participants were from outside the city. But Iker Gil's BOLD exhibition focused purely on local talent, with projects by such familiar names as Stanley Tigerman, Margaret McCurry, Helmut Jahn, and Krueck Sexton, as well as studios, such as UrbanLab, PORT Urbanism, Weathers, and Design With Company, which are making marks inside and outside the city. While I was fortunate enough to visit the inaugural Biennial, many people were not, so this special issue of MAS Context is very welcome. It's also beautiful, with some of the journal's best graphic design (which is saying a lot) and big images of the various speculative projects.… (meer)