Chicago Tribune Tower Competition
John Mead Howells + Raymond Mathewson Hood and others, etc
- Outline
- The first international competition by a private firm (Chicago Tribune Company) after World War I. Architects' ideas for a skyscraper were presented to the public, and it was decided that a Gothic style was appropriate for the symbolic skyscraper of the 20th century. From left to right: John Howells + Raymond Hood's realized proposal (completed in 1925), Eliel Saarinen's proposal, Walter Gropius's proposal, and Adolf Loos's proposal.
- Location
- USA
- Journal
- Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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- Special Link
- Matrix of 100 Years of Architecture(The 100th Anniversary of Shinkenchiku)
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- Category
- Skyscrapers
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- Decade
- 1930s
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