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By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide to Architecture since 1999

Why Neo-Gothic?

Friday July 18, 2008
The Neo-Gothic Tribune Tower In the early 1920s, the Chicago Tribune wanted to build the "most beautiful office building in the world." Yet, out of all the proposals submitted to their competition, they selected a conservative Neo-Gothic design by architects Raymond Hood and John Howells. Why Neo-Gothic? A Web video from the new AIA Shape of America series gives insights into the creation of the Tribune Tower.

  • Shape of America Video

  • The Neo-Gothic Tribune Tower

    • Tribune Tower Photo © Medioimages/Photodisc - Getty Images

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