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Originally Posted by AdrianXSands

one of the greatest never-built-but-should-have-been-built buildings ever.
this is gropius' submission for the tribune tower design competition. but in true chicago fashion we got stuck with that god awful neo-POS. lame.


*photo is public domain

For fun, here are a few of the other Tribune Tower competition entries.

Eliel Saarinen:

http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities...imgb3/164c.jpg

Adolf Loos:

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fna...ibune_loos.jpg

Jens Fredrick Larson:

http://www.dartmo.com/berry/images/chitrib.html

Didio Gioguardi:

http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/ctbuh/ctbuh.htm

Heinrich Mossdorf:

http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fna...e_mossdorf.jpg

Another Gropius shot:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/ar...gn/19pogr.html