The American Standard Building is one of my all time favorites. It combines Gothic style with the setbacks that became common in the Art Deco designs to come.
That 2nd place Tribune Tower design is probably the most influential building that was never built. Detroit has at least one example in the David Stott Building (constructed in 1929). There may be many buildings in other cities that owe their inspiration to it.
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My Detroit and Lego architecture photos: flickr/decojim/
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