View of exhibition showing Richard Blender's "Birds Not Included" (2017) sculpture
Edward Keegan View of exhibition showing Richard Blender's "Birds Not Included" (2017) sculpture

The work of architects often extends beyond the building client-practice relationship into producing much smaller-scale works of art, from chairs to dollhouses to shoes. For a show in Chicago at the Bridgeport Art Center, co-curators Stephen Wierzbowski, AIA, and Edward Keegan, AIA (an ARCHITECT contributor), with Lelde Kalmite gathered more than 100 examples of these non-building spurts of creativity from 33 local architects and designers. The show, up through March 2, features work by Aric Lasher, FAIA, of HBRA Architects; Ross Wimer, FAIA, of AECOM; Paola Aguirre of Borderless; Philip Enquist of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill; and Mimi McKay of McKay Landscape Architects.

"Urban Abstract 4" (2017) by Nancy Desmond
Nancy Desmond "Urban Abstract 4" (2017) by Nancy Desmond
"Girl in Doorway, Ourika Valley, Morocco" (2012) by Daniel Albo
Daniel Albo "Girl in Doorway, Ourika Valley, Morocco" (2012) by Daniel Albo
"Reykjavik Sunset" (2017) by Josh Mings
Josh Mings "Reykjavik Sunset" (2017) by Josh Mings
"Unity Temple, Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright, Preservation architect: Harboe Architects" (2017) by Tom Rossiter
Tom Rossiter "Unity Temple, Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright, Preservation architect: Harboe Architects" (2017) by Tom Rossiter

"Outside the Practice," runs through March 2 at the Bridgeport Art Center in Chicago.