Chicagoist: Chicagoist Wayback Machine: Buildings that Might have Been.

vulpalasar

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:12:21 -0600

There are plenty of bauhaus buildings in Chicago, and they all tend to blend into one another. There's nothing distinctive about them, and they invariably look dated 10 years after they're built. The design that was built, on the other hand, still looks fresh and interesting after 80 years. A bauhaus tower would have been ignored as it was surrounded by modernist and post-modernist structures. The chosen design has become an icon.

guest

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:55:58 -0600

Was that third building designed by Evo Shandor as a conduit to the afterlife?

danatmedog

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:17:03 -0600

I kind of like the phallic design on the right.

guest

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:09:23 -0600

The Tribune Tower is one of the city's most beautiful buildings...The bauhaus design would look tired and run-down by now. Some people really just like to bitch about everything.

guest

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:13:02 -0600

The pic on the left looks similar to 181 W. Madison, as well as numerous other Cesar Pelli buildings around the world. Looks like Mr. Pelli had his influences as well, and they were good ones.

been hecht

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:37:35 -0600

wow, even back in the 20s, chicago was looking to recreate a 19th century european feel that never existed here -- just look at daley's 'historic' street lamps all over the city -- guess some people would rather look back than forward. just think if the bauhaus design had been selected. it would have been modern and progressive then and still would look good, unlike ye olde tower of tribune.