An outdoor concert stage inside a glass cube built on a floating platform in a river, surrounded by a cityscape with tall buildings. The platform is filled with an audience seated on chairs, with some boats nearby on the water.

● Partners

Welcome to Cultural Stadium

“Team Culture is a marching band, but it is not a marching band that is walking behind any one person. This is a band that is walking arm-in-arm.”
— TODD HIEGGELKE, NEW CITY
A modern architectural structure near water with city skyscrapers in the background, a person sitting on a bench by the water, two people riding bicycles on a path, trees lining the park, and a clear blue sky.

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Directors

Lou Raizin
President and CEO,
Broadway In Chicago

Joe Ferguson
President,
Civic Federation

Michelle T. Boone
President and CEO,
Poetry Foundation

Tony Karman
Former President,
EXPO Chicago

Cary McMillan
Board of Directors,
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Incoming Board Chair,
WTTW


Night scene of a crowded city canal with boats, illuminated buildings, and a large billboard showing faces of two women.

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Advisors

Terry Clark
Professor,
University of Chicago

Reed Kroloff
Dean,
Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture

Phil Enquist
Professor,
University of Illinois Chicago

Greg Cameron
President and CEO,
The Joffrey Ballet

Meredith O’Connor
Executive Managing Director,
JLL

Crowded indoor space with a modern architectural design, featuring a high arched ceiling with metallic accents. People are walking, standing, and gathering on two levels, with escalators on each side leading to an upper balcony. The background shows a large digital screen or stage area.

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Architects / Designers

Davis Brody Bond

JGMA

Lamar Johnson

Collaborative

Perkins&Will

SOM

Schuler Shook

GoArchitect

● Partners

Kimberly Bares
David Baum
Michael J. Baum
Rick Bayless
Michelle Boone
Andrew Broderick
Kemena Brooks
Greg Cameron
Guy Chipparoni
Terry Clark
Jahmal Cole
John Colletti
John Collins
Maurice Cox
Nora Daley
Gwen Perry Davis
Steve Davis
Lori Day
Lori Dimun
Shaina Doar
Edwin Eisendrath
Phil Enquist
Michael Fassnacht
Joe Ferguson
Lorna Ferguson
Jon Flannery
Al Friedman
Nora Gainer
Sarah Galvin
Marilynn Gardner
Sandy Gerding
Craig Golden
Scott Goodman
Graham Grady
Ryan Green
Christine Griffith
Josh Grossman
Jack Guthman
Akilah Halley
Francia Harrington
Todd Hensley
Sarah Herda
Lamar Johnson
Casey Jones
Tony Karman
Steve Koch
Jan Kostner
Reed Kroloff
Tom Kuczmarski
Jack Lavin
Kelly Leonard
Peter Lieberman
Kevin Lynch
John Mangum
Susan Manilow
Wendy Manning
Anijo Mathew
Cary McMillan
Ryu Mizuno
Juan Moreno
Gail Morse
Mateo Mulcahy
Jack Newell
Stan Nitzbeug
Jose Ochoa
F. Michael Pfleger
John Pobojewski
Erika Poethig
Mike Potter
Richard Price
Billy Puckett
David Reifman
Kristen Reynolds
Claire Rice
Larry Richman
Tom Ricketts
Florencia Rodriguez
Kristin Rosebrough
Millie Rosenbloom
Lesley Roth
Emily Sachs Wong
Josh Sanabria
Rebekah Scheinfeld
David Schwimmer
Joe Seliga
Jeff Shapack
Scott Silberstein
Jill Snyder
Beth Swanson
Dorian Sylvain
Blair Thomas
Michael Townsend
Howard Tullman
Pepe Vargas
Doug Voigt
Leon Walker
Benjy Ward
Michael Weber
Kevin Willar
Thad Wong
Bob Wislow
Michelle Woods
Angel Ysaguirre
Aleksandar Sasha Zeljic
Betsy Ziegler

Team Culture

Interior view of a modern multi-level art gallery with pink and purple tones, featuring curved walkways, artwork displays, and a large purple balloon sculpture of a dog in the center, with visitors walking and viewing art.

● Contact

We Seek Visionary Partners

“Achieving this vision calls for bold partnerships with government leaders, business minds, and passionate civic activists. The Cultural Stadium is primed to be the next, and possibly the most, dynamic chapter in Chicago yet.”
— TERRY CLARK, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Contact Us! We would love to hear from you…

CulturalStadium@gmail.com

708-218-2759