Highrise #56

**Tribune Tower** **Art by:** Chris Hytha **Story by:** Mark Houser Sprung from an international architecture competition promoted by the self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Newspaper,” this highrise is one of the most influential skyscrapers ever constructed. That importance is not primarily due to its Rouen Cathedral-inspired design, but rather to the more than 260 contest entries that poured in from architects around the globe eager for publicity and the $100,000 prize. Conceived by editor, publisher, and publicity pro Robert McCormick, the Chicago Tribune contest marked the public debut of several novel architectural concepts. Many felt that it missed the obvious winner, a stepped vert...View all