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Journalism at Marriott Marquis Chicago

Published dimensions

Journalism is 7 x 11.6 m (23 x 38 ft), 81 m² (874 sq ft), with a 2.7 m (9 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 2.7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 1 rows of 500 mm tile flown, which is tight; ground-stack or go lower on trim. Along the 11.6 m wall a Absen A2 Pro wall runs 18 x 1 (3024 x 168 px, 180 kg, 3.3 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
9thPanel DW1.9 S Pro	1.875 mm	15 x 2 = 30	9 x 0.7 m	4800 x 360	144 kg / 317 lb	7.6 kW, 37 A @ 208 V
Absen A2 Pro	2.97 mm	18 x 1 = 18	9 x 0.5 m	3024 x 168	180 kg / 397 lb	3.3 kW, 16 A @ 208 V
Absen A3 Pro	3.9 mm	18 x 1 = 18	9 x 0.5 m	2304 x 128	171 kg / 377 lb	2.9 kW, 14 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Journalism holds about 0 theater seats, 0 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 0 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 4.6 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

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Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Marriott Marquis Chicago · Venues in Chicago