The American Architect
Founded 1876
Vol. CXVI JULY 23, 1919 No. 2274
CONTENTS
Address of Thomas R. Kimball, President of the American Institute of Architects, at the annual meeting of the Illinois Society of Architects...............................................................99
Inaugural Address of C. H. Hammond, President Illinois Society of Architects . . . . 103 Address of A. F. Hussander, Retiring President Illinois Society of Architects .... 104 Editorial Comment............................................................................ 105 Criticism and Comment......................................................................................................................................................107 Beaux Arts Institute of Design—Notification of Awards.................................................................108
Current News.........................................................................................................................................................................114 Increased Production to Reduce Prices...........................................................................................................121
Late Building Market Reports—Current prices based on New York and Chicago markets . 122
ILLUSTRATIONS
Main Door, Church of S. Michele, Pavia, Italy.........................................................Frontispiece Bank Building for American Trust Co.—St. Louis, Mo., T. P. Barnett Co., Architects Student Work, Beaux Arts Institute of Design
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Engineering Features of the Modern Theater, Part II...................................................................................123 A Bill to Create a Department of Public Works....................................................................................130 Quick Drying Lacquer Coating, by Henry A. Gardner...........................................................................131
Items of Interest........................................................ 131 A Study of Building Costs.................................................. 132
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Founded 1876
Vol. CXVI JULY 23, 1919 No. 2274
CONTENTS
Address of Thomas R. Kimball, President of the American Institute of Architects, at the annual meeting of the Illinois Society of Architects...............................................................99
Inaugural Address of C. H. Hammond, President Illinois Society of Architects . . . . 103 Address of A. F. Hussander, Retiring President Illinois Society of Architects .... 104 Editorial Comment............................................................................ 105 Criticism and Comment......................................................................................................................................................107 Beaux Arts Institute of Design—Notification of Awards.................................................................108
Current News.........................................................................................................................................................................114 Increased Production to Reduce Prices...........................................................................................................121
Late Building Market Reports—Current prices based on New York and Chicago markets . 122
ILLUSTRATIONS
Main Door, Church of S. Michele, Pavia, Italy.........................................................Frontispiece Bank Building for American Trust Co.—St. Louis, Mo., T. P. Barnett Co., Architects Student Work, Beaux Arts Institute of Design
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Engineering Features of the Modern Theater, Part II...................................................................................123 A Bill to Create a Department of Public Works....................................................................................130 Quick Drying Lacquer Coating, by Henry A. Gardner...........................................................................131
Items of Interest........................................................ 131 A Study of Building Costs.................................................. 132
Published Every Wednesday By
THE ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING PRESS, INC.
No. 243 West Thirty-ninth Street, New York
E. J. ROSENCRANS, President and Treasurer WILLARD C. HOWE, Vice-President
WILLIAM H. CROCKER, Editor EDWARD F. HAMMEL, Engineering Editor
ARTHUR T. NORTH, Western Editor
CHICAGO. Mailers Building. Page A. Robinson, Western Manager ST. LOUIS, Arcade Building
CLEVELAND, Guardian Building
SAN FRANCISCO, 320 Market Street
Subscriptions in the United States and Possessions, Mexico and Cuba. Ten Dollars. Other Countries, Twelve Dollars.
Single Copies (Regular Issues), 25 Cents.
Owned by United Publishers Corporation—H. M. Swetland, President; Charles G. Phillips, Vice-President; W. H. Taylor, Treasurer; A. C. Pearson, Secretary. Entered as second-class matter January 6, 1909, at the Post Office at New York, New York, under the Act of March 3, 1879.