2024-05-16T22:18:16-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150423701/tribune-tower-voted-chicago-s-best-building-in-2024 Niall Patrick Walsh 2024-04-11T12:53:00-04:00 >2024-04-11T14:38:53-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7c/7c40131c8ba347d531be07a088564003.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/803892/tribune-tower" target="_blank">Chicago&rsquo;s Tribune Tower</a> has been voted the best building in the city by readers of <a href="https://chicago.urbanize.city/post/tribune-tower-voted-chicagos-best-building-2024" target="_blank"><em>Urbanize Chicago</em></a>. Thousands of votes were cast in the Urbanize Chicago People&rsquo;s Choice Best Building 2024, with the Tribune Tower seeing off competition from the second-place Wrigley Building.</p> <p>Designed by Howells and Hood and completed in 1925, the iconic Gothic Revival building was the result of an international design competition held by the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/625147/chicago-tribune" target="_blank"><em>Chicago Tribune</em></a> newspaper. The winning design drew inspiration from the medieval Gothic cathedrals of Europe, reinterpreting their features for a modern skyscraper.</p> <p>The tower rises to a height of 462 feet, culminating in a series of flying buttresses that crown its top. The building's fa&ccedil;ade is adorned with sculptural details and stone carvings that evoke the craftsmanship of Gothic architecture.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b0/b0e24cb4e211f992c84ab6af3f3128dc.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b0/b0e24cb4e211f992c84ab6af3f3128dc.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149995869/16-designers-to-display-new-tribune-tower-models-at-the-2nd-chicago-architecture-biennial" target="_blank">16 designers to display new "Tribune Tower" models at the 2nd Chicago Architecture Biennial</a>.&nbsp;Image: Wikipedia</figcaption></figure></figure><p>A notable feature of the tower is it...</p>