Basic Site Details
| Name: | Chicago Tribune Tower |
| Town, district or village: | Chicago |
| City or county: | Illinois |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Competition won by Hood & Howells (Raymond M Hood and John Mead Howells). Over 260 entries in total. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Office(?) | ||
| Tower | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1922 | Competition held | ||
| 1922 | 1925 | Construction | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Salmon & Son / James Salmon FRIBA | Architectural practice | A | 1922 | Unsuccessful competition design | |
| James Salmon (junior) | Architect | A | 1922 | Unsuccessful competition design | |
| David Bateman Hutton | Architect | B | 1922 | Received honourable mention, though did not win competition | |
| Hutton & Taylor | Architectural practice | B | 1922 | Received honourable mention, though did not win competition | |
| Thomas Lumsden Taylor | Architect | B | 1922 | Received honourable mention, though did not win competition | |
| Alexander Alban Hamilton Scott (or Archibald Alban Hamilton Scott, or Augustine Alban Hamilton Scott) | Architect | C | 1922 | Unsuccessful competition design - in collaboration with John A W Grant | |
| John Alexander William Grant | Architect, Architectural practice | C | 1922 | Unsuccessful competition design - in collaboration with Alexander A H Scott | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| O'Donnell, Raymond | 2003 | The life and work of James Salmon architect, 1873-1924 | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p138 | |
| Saliga, Pauline A (ed) | 1990 | The Sky's The Limit: A Century of Chicago Skyscrapers | New York: Rizzoli | pp 109-11 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA Journal | October 1944 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary of Taylor | |