Raymond Hood

Raymond Hood

both to create sculpture for his building and to make plasticine models of his projects.

elected works

* Tribune Tower, Chicago, Illinois 1924
* American Radiator Building, also known as the American Standard Building, New York, New York 1924
* New York Daily News Building (the model for Superman's "The Daily Planet"), New York, New York 1929
* Rockefeller Center, New York, New York, where Hood was a senior architect on a large design team. 1933-37
* McGraw-Hill Building, New York, New York 1934
* Masonic Temple, Scranton, Pennsylvania 1930

References

* Walter H. Kilham (1973). "Raymond Hood, Architect - Form Through Function in the American Skyscraper". Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc, New York.
* Einar Einarsson Kvaran. "Architectural Sculpture of America". unpublished manuscript
* "Contemporary American Architects: Raymond M. Hood" (1931). Published by Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York. Trade publication featuring a large collection of photographs of Raymond Hood works.


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