Raymond Hood

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Raymond Hood was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for his influential skyscraper designs and contributions to the Art Deco style.

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Raymond Hood canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American architect
architect
human
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
designed Heckscher Building
surface form: American Radiator Building

Daily News Building
McGraw-Hill Building
Rockefeller Center
Tribune Tower
educatedAt Brown University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
École des Beaux-Arts
employer John Mead Howells
surface form: Hood and Howells

Hood, Godley & Fouilhoux
familyName Hood
fieldOfWork architecture
skyscraper design
genre skyscraper
givenName Raymond
influenced Manhattan skyline
surface form: New York City skyline
influencedBy Beaux-Arts
surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture

Gothic architecture
knownFor innovative skyscraper massing
integration of Art Deco ornament with modern forms
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Art Deco
Modernism
name Raymond Hood self-link
nationality American
notableAchievement co-winner of the Chicago Tribune Tower design competition
notableWork Heckscher Building
surface form: American Radiator Building

Daily News Building
McGraw-Hill Building
Rockefeller Center
Tribune Tower
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Pawtucket
surface form: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
placeOfDeath Stamford, Connecticut
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
style Art Deco
Gothic Revival
timePeriod early 20th century
interwar period
workLocation New York City

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Tribune Tower architect Raymond Hood
GE Building architect Raymond Hood
RCA Building architect Raymond Hood
Raymond Hood name Raymond Hood self-link
John Mead Howells workedWith Raymond Hood
Hood hasNotableBearer Raymond Hood
Chicago Tribune Tower architect Raymond Hood
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan architect Raymond Hood
subject surface form: 30 Rockefeller Plaza