Opening August 15 at MAS Context: Off Center, an exhibition by UIC School of Architecture Adjunct Assistant Professors Alaina Read Griffin and Cody Tyler Schueller.
Through photographs, models, drawings, and writings, “Off Center” examines the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States near Lebanon, Kansas—exploring the complex relationships between geometry, architecture, symbolism, and nation-building.
On view August 15–September 12, 2026
MAS Context Reading Room
1564 N. Damen Avenue, Suite 204, Chicago
Opening reception: Saturday, August 15, 5–7 pm
Free and no need to RSVP.
Lecture by Griffin and Schueller: Thursday, September 10, 6 pm
Closing reception: Saturday, September 12, 5–7 pm
Learn more at MAS Context.
Research and documentation for Off Center have been funded through the 2025 Dean’s Professional Development Funds from the College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Figure credit: Geographic center at dawn, 2026. Courtesy of the authors.