Vol. CXVI
No. 2296
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1919
CONTENTS
Designing the Open-Air Theatre.
By Sheldon Cheney................................... 775
Art Commission of the City of New York . 782 The American Academy in Rome .... 783 Corrupted Forms of Design........................................784 Editorial Comment....................................................785 Current News..............................................................787 Financial Digest...............................................................793
Illustrations
Frontispiece—The Greek Theatre at Point
Loma, Cal. Recently Designed Open-Air Theatres. (8 Plates.)
cDepartment of Architectural Engineering
Scientific Methods Applied to House Lighting 795 Report on Building Restrictions, City of
Newark, N. J..................................................................798
Future of Corps of Engtnefrs of U. S. Army . 800
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Board of Directors H. J. REDF1ELD
E. J. ROSENCRANS H. M. SWETLAND G. E. SLY FREDERICK S. SLY WILLARD C. HOWE
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No. 2296
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1919
CONTENTS
Designing the Open-Air Theatre.
By Sheldon Cheney................................... 775
Art Commission of the City of New York . 782 The American Academy in Rome .... 783 Corrupted Forms of Design........................................784 Editorial Comment....................................................785 Current News..............................................................787 Financial Digest...............................................................793
Illustrations
Frontispiece—The Greek Theatre at Point
Loma, Cal. Recently Designed Open-Air Theatres. (8 Plates.)
cDepartment of Architectural Engineering
Scientific Methods Applied to House Lighting 795 Report on Building Restrictions, City of
Newark, N. J..................................................................798
Future of Corps of Engtnefrs of U. S. Army . 800
Owned and Published by
THE ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING PRESS, INC.
No. 243 West Thirty-ninth Street, New York E. J. ROSENCRANS
President and Treasurer
FREDERICK S. SLY
Vice-President
WILLIAM H. CROCKER, Editor EDWARD F. HAMMEL
Engineering Editor
ARTHUR T. NORTH
Western Editor
Board of Directors H. J. REDF1ELD
E. J. ROSENCRANS H. M. SWETLAND G. E. SLY FREDERICK S. SLY WILLARD C. HOWE
CHICAGO, Mailers Bldg., Page A. Robinson, Western Manager CLEVELAND, Guardian Bldg. SAN FRANCISCO, 320 Market St. Subscriptions in the United States and Possessions, Mexico and Cuba, Ten Dollars. Other Countries, Twelve Dollars. Payable in
New York Funds. Single Copies (Regular Issues), 25 Cents.