The Chicago Tribune Tower Competition Skyscraper Design and Cultural Change in the 1920S

Solomonson, Katherine

ISBN 10: 0226768007 / ISBN 13: 9780226768007

Published by University of Chicago Press, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Chicago Tribune Tower Competition Skyscraper Design and Cultural Change in the 1920S
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226768007
• ISBN 13: 9780226768007
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In 1922, the Chicago Tribune sponsored an international competition to design its new corporate headquarters. Both a serious design contest and a brilliant publicity stunt, the competition received worldwide attention for the hundreds of submissions—from the sublime to the ridiculous—it garnered.

In this lavishly illustrated book, Katherine Solomonson tells the fascinating story of the competition, the diverse architectural designs it attracted, and its lasting impact. She shows how the Tribune used the competition to position itself as a civic institution whose new headquarters would serve as a defining public monument for Chicago. For architects, planners, and others, the competition sparked influential debates over the design and social functions of skyscrapers. It also played a crucial role in the development of advertising, consumer culture, and a new national identity in the turbulent years after World War I.

About the Author

Katherine Solomonson is an associate professor of architecture and co-head of the Department of Architecture at the University of Minnesota’s College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.