Ingrid Haftel is Curator of Exhibitions and Visitor Engagement at the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), where she is curating the forthcoming exhibition Chicago: City of Big Data. Her work focuses on exploring why design matters to cities and for citizens. Since joining CAF in 2010, Ingrid has worked on projects ranging from an exhibition disguised as a store (Loop Value: The How Much Does It Cost? Shop), to a public design competition for Chicago’s planned bus rapid transit system (Next Stop: Designing Chicago BRT Stations).