Above, one can see the Wheaton College press release for the 1938 competition, which answered many of the questions asked by competing architects. Much like the Architectural Forum Program also featured in this section of the exhibition, it includes details and requirements for submissions as well as background on the philosophy behind the competition.

-Jen Valentino, Class of 2009

As co-sponsor of the 1938 Competition with Wheaton and The Museum of Modern Art, Architectural Forum chose to feature the contest in its February and August issues of that year. This issue describes the building program and details of the competition, including restrictions, requirements and information regarding the submission of designs, as well as a description of the motives behind the competition itself.

-Jen Valentino, Class of 2009

Architectural Forum published the Report of the Jury of the 1938 Competition in August of that year. The report depicts several architects who submitted designs, lists those who placed in the competition, and illustrated many of their submissions, which reflect the array of design techniques submitted. While not mentioned as a requirement of the competition, almost all of the submissions were in the Modern style. It is noteworthy, and a feature of the International Style, that most of the elevations were remarkably similar, while the footprints and floor plans differed dramatically.

-Jen Valentino, Class of 2009

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