Chicago Tribune Tower competition

Chicago Tribune Tower competition

by Stanley Tigerman

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This Rizzoli Edition first published in 1980 is a slightly abridged reprint of the International Competition for Ra New Administration Building for the Chicago Tribune, MCMXXII: Containing All the Designs Submitted in Response to the Chicago Tribune's $100,000 Offer Commemorating Its Seventy Fifth Anniversary, June 10, 1922.

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    How does the 1922 Chicago Tribune Tower competition reflect the tension between corporate ambition and architectural innovation during the height of the Roaring Twenties?

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    Looking at the vast array of diverse designs submitted for the competition, how do you think our modern skyline would look today if one of the more radical or avant-garde entries had won instead of Howells and Hood's Gothic Revival design?

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    Stanley Tigerman’s curation and framing of this abridged volume offer a specific lens through which to view architectural history; how does knowing this book was published in 1980 influence your perception of the 1922 competition?

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