“‘Welcome to Tribuneville: An Imaginary Vision of an Old Chicago That Could Have Been,’ a highly detailed drawing of a retro-futuristic cityscape consisting of 60 of the entries from the Tribune competition….currently on display on the crenellated digital screens of 150 Media Stream at 150 N. Riverside on weekdays from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and Saturdays from 1:00 to 10:00 pm through December 30.” (WTTW)

“For Chicago, the most beautiful building in the world.” That was the goal of the 1922 Chicago Tribune competition for a new headquarters to be built at the prime location of Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River. An ornate neo-Gothic design by the American architects Raymond Hood and John Mead Howells was chosen and built, but there were 262 other entries from architects both acclaimed and little-known, representing 23 countries. What would Chicago look like if those had been constructed?

This was the vision of ‘architectural cartoonist Klaus and presented by 150 Media Stream and the Chicago architectural nonprofit MAS Context,’ who created ‘a highly detailed drawing of a retro-futuristic cityscape consisting of 60 of the entries from the Tribune competition” that is now on display until the end of the year.

“‘Because of the format, because of the animation, because it’s done as a cartoon, people who have no knowledge of architecture can come here and be curious,’ says Iker Gil, a partner at MAS Context who helped bring ‘Welcome to Tribuneville’ to 150 Media Stream. ‘We’re always interested in saying, ‘How can we talk about architecture in a different medium? How do we bring that history and that knowledge into public spaces?” he says. ‘Welcome to Tribuneville’ ‘lowers the entry point.’

‘The Tribune competition ‘is the most important competition in the history of modern architecture,’ says Lus-Arana, who is a professor of theory and history of architecture at the University of Zaragoza in Spain…'” (Hautzinger, WTTW, 8/2/24)

Welcome to Tribuneville
150 N Riverside Plaza, Chicago, 2024
Mondays to Fridays: 11:00 AM–2:00 PM
Saturdays: 1:00 PM–10:00 PM

Read the full story at MAS Context and WTTW Chicago

• Welcome to Tribuneville: An Imaginary Vision of an Old Chicago That Could Have Been, Klaus, MAS Context
• A Cartoonist’s Immersive Vision of What Chicago’s Architecture Could Have Been Is on Display in One of the City’s New Icons, Daniel Hautzinger, WTTW Chicago, 8/2/24
• “‘Welcome To Tribuneville’ Exhibit Envisions What Chicago Could Have Looked Like,” Leen Yassine, Block Club Chicago, 10/28/24