Raymond Mathewson Hood

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Raymond Mathewson Hood was an influential early 20th-century American architect best known for his Art Deco skyscraper designs in New York City, including the Daily News Building and the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center.

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instanceOf architect
human
activeIn New York City
birthDate 1881-03-29
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1934-08-14
designed American Radiator Building
Daily News Building
McGraw-Hill Building
RCA Building
Rockefeller Center complex
linked to: Rockefeller Center
educatedAt Brown University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
École des Beaux-Arts
employer Hood & Howells
linked to: Howells & Hood

Hood, Godley & Fouilhoux
McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin
era early 20th century
familyName Hood
fieldOfWork architecture
genre Art Deco architecture
linked to: Art Deco

skyscraper design
givenName Raymond
influenced New York City skyline
linked to: Manhattan skyline
knownFor Art Deco skyscrapers in New York City
design of the Daily News Building
design of the RCA Building at Rockefeller Center
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Raymond Mathewson Hood
nationality American
notableAchievement co-winner of the Chicago Tribune Tower design competition
notableWork American Radiator Building
Chicago Tribune Tower
Daily News Building
McGraw-Hill Building
RCA Building
Rockefeller Center
occupation architect
placeOfBirth Pawtucket, Rhode Island
linked to: Pawtucket
placeOfDeath Stamford, Connecticut
sexOrGender male
style Art Deco
Modern classicism
workLocation Chicago
New York City

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Hood hasNotableBearer Raymond Mathewson Hood
Raymond Mathewson Hood name Raymond Mathewson Hood