ARCH 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Raymond Hood, Chicago Tribune, Portico
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Lecture 9-12: capitalist monuments: skyscrapers in the us. For mendelsohn, corbusier an other european arch, the lure of the us lay in skyscrapers such as the chicago tribune building and american radiator building and in the skyline of. Tall towers such as bell and defensive towers weren"t new, excited before skyscrapers. In orence italy, countless bell towers were formed for churches. Ss not de ned by its height, but also for its function. O ce function became centralized and building devoted entirely to o ce space emerged. Early new york: woolworth building, new york cass gilbert. European modernists developed the international style: tribune competition. Used gothic details and emphasized the vertical nature of the building: empire state building. Characterized by extravagant material, metal, stone, shiny things: rockefeller center. Reinhard and hofmeister, harrison and macmurrray; hood, golden and fouilhoux. 1930"s, nationalist gov in italy and germany promoted arch that was in uenced by classical precedents.