1902 – Flatiron Building, New York, USA
Architect: D.H. Burnham & Company
The Flatiron Building, or Fuller Building as it was originally called,
1904 – Union Bank Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: Darling & Pearson
The oldest Chicago School skyscraper still standing in Western Canada was built for the Union Bank of Canada and once boasted the tallest flagpole in the British Empire.
1909 – Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, USA
Architect: Napoleon LeBrun & Sons
The Metropolitan Life Tower was designed by the architectural firm of Napoleon LeBrun &
1912 – Confederation Life Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Architect: J. Wilson Gray
The Confederation Life Building is one of the finest Chicago School style buildings in Winnipeg with its curved facade following the bend in Main Street.
1913 – Woolworth Building, New York, USA
Architect: Cass Gilbert
The Woolworth Building was constructed in neo-Gothic style by architect Cass Gilbert,
1927 – The Sherry-Netherland Hotel, New York, USA
Architect: Schulze & Weaver
At streetlevel the hotel seems to be a large formidable mass but eventually narrows for the tower where each floor has only one apartment.
1929 – Chrysler Building, New York, USA
Architect: William Van Alen
A distinctive symbol of New York City,
1929 – Daily News Building, New York, USA
Architect: Raymond Hood
The Daily News Building was the home of the New York Daily News until the mid-1990s.
1929 – Mountain States Telephone Building, Denver, USA
Architect: William N. Bowman
The Telephone Building served as the headquarters for the Mountain States Telephone &
1930 – 40 Wall Street, New York, USA
Architect: H. Craig Severance
40 Wall Street is a 70-story skyscraper located in New York City.
