Raymond Hood

Raymond Hood
Born(1881-03-29)March 29, 1881
DiedAugust 14, 1934(1934-08-14) (aged 53)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
MIT
École des Beaux-Arts
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsTribune Tower, 330 West 42nd Street, Rockefeller Center, Daily News Building

Raymond Mathewson Hood (March 29, 1881 – August 14, 1934) was an American architect who worked in the Neo-Gothic and Art Deco styles. He is best known for his designs of the Tribune Tower, American Radiator Building, and Rockefeller Center. Through a short yet highly successful career, Hood exerted an outsized influence on twentieth century architecture.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Spotlight: Raymond Hood". ArchDaily. March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Architectural Archives | Weitzman School". www.design.upenn.edu. Retrieved March 8, 2021.