Lots of Potential

FOR MANY, THE MENTION OF “architecture” conjures thoughts of floor plans and blueprints that become houses and buildings and skylines—facts and figures about which are conveyed to us on riverboat tours of the built environment.

But the fourth edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which opens September 17, centers on the unbuilt. Dubbed , the 2021 biennial pairs contributing architects and designers with community organizations to