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During the past fifteen years hospital design and construction have changed to a marked degree. The World War served to center attention on hospitals, intensified the study of hospital planning to secure efficiency in operation, and brought the subject to the attention of many new minds. The result has been a better understanding of the problem and ultimately better hospital design. In this issue Edward F. Stevens, F. A. I. A., writes on What the Past Fifteen Years have Taught Us in Hospital Design and Construction.” This article will be found of general interest as well as especial value to architects specializing in hospital design.
Fritz Schumacher, municipal architect of Hamburg, Germany, was born in Bremen but spent twelve years of his early life in the United States. Upon returning to Germany he studied in Bremen, Munich and Berlin and became an assistant to Gabriel Seidel in Munich and Leipsig. From there he wandered to Rome, London, Paris and Brussels, later to return to Dresden as professor of the Technical High School. In 1909 he became the municipal architect of the city of Hamburg.
Hamburg is a city of modern and rapid growth, due in part to the disastrous fire of 1842, which destroyed much of its past charm. When Schumacher took charge of the architectural destinies of the city, he made a thorough review of the city’s requirements. The excellent results achieved in the development of Hamburg testify to his foresight, ingenuity and ability. The design of buildings erected under his direction has exerted marked influence on the architectural design of buildings throughout Germany. The vigorous character of his work and the introduction of fresh forms, often daring in conception, are the work of a master hand.
An article by Alfred C. Bossom, F. R. I. B. A., treating of the work of Fritz Schumacher, will be found in this issue of The AMERICAN ARCHI TECT. We are confident that the excellent illustrations that accompany the article will be found a rare inspiration. This article is particularly appropriate since many of the illustrations are also being exhibited as part of a collection of mediaeval and modern brick architecture in Germany, now making a tour of the larger cities in the United States.
Beginning with the current issue, a minor change will be noticed in the page arrangement of this journal. Page numbers formerly placed at the bot
tom of the page will now be located in the upper corners of all pages. On the same line will appear the date of the issue. We believe that this change will be found convenient to our subscribers in several ways. We are very glad to credit this change to a suggestion recently made by M. G. T. Hyde, of Nobbs and Hyde, architects, Montreal, Canada.
“An Architectural Oasis” is the title of an article by Alfred Granger, F. A. I. A., to be presented in the next issue of this journal. This article adds much to the material that has been published on the early architecture of Ohio and deals specifically with Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio. Gambier is a small village about five miles distant from the little city of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Kenyon College was founded early in the nineteenth century by Philander Chase, a bishop in the Episcopal church. The early buildings inspired by English traditions have exerted their influence not only on later buildings at Kenyon but upon the village itself. Mr. Granger states in his article, “I know of no other village in the United States so completely English in character and appearance or more lovely in its natural setting.” We are confident that our subscribers may look forward to reading this article with considerable interest.
Broadway in the Cotswolds is too well known to the devotees of English architecture to require introduction to our readers. Unlike many well known Old World towns, Broadway has preserved its character, charm and virtues for centuries, unmarred by many of the usual modern tourists lures. The stone houses of this English village never fail to impress tourists, be they laymen or architects, with their picturesque composition, yet they are all done with a dignity that can only be secured through simplicity.
To read Samuel Chamberlain’s article, “Broadway in the Cotswolds,” which will appear in our issue of December 20, 1927, is to vividly refresh the memory of those who have been fortunate in their travels, and to cause those less fortunate to long for more than a glimpse of Broadway’s village green, sedate old houses, and to enjoy the hospitality of its 300-year old hostelry. The wellgroomed hedges, riot of flowers, faded oak doors, miniature attic windows, slate roofs and even the color of the time-worn stone walls are visualized by Chamberlain’s pen in word and picture. Like Broadway, Chamberlain’s descriptions and sketches are too well known to require further introduction.
Please do us a favor. If your magazine does not come regularly on time, drop us a postcard or a letter. Address us—501 Fifth Avenue, Afew Tor\ City.
During the past fifteen years hospital design and construction have changed to a marked degree. The World War served to center attention on hospitals, intensified the study of hospital planning to secure efficiency in operation, and brought the subject to the attention of many new minds. The result has been a better understanding of the problem and ultimately better hospital design. In this issue Edward F. Stevens, F. A. I. A., writes on What the Past Fifteen Years have Taught Us in Hospital Design and Construction.” This article will be found of general interest as well as especial value to architects specializing in hospital design.
Fritz Schumacher, municipal architect of Hamburg, Germany, was born in Bremen but spent twelve years of his early life in the United States. Upon returning to Germany he studied in Bremen, Munich and Berlin and became an assistant to Gabriel Seidel in Munich and Leipsig. From there he wandered to Rome, London, Paris and Brussels, later to return to Dresden as professor of the Technical High School. In 1909 he became the municipal architect of the city of Hamburg.
Hamburg is a city of modern and rapid growth, due in part to the disastrous fire of 1842, which destroyed much of its past charm. When Schumacher took charge of the architectural destinies of the city, he made a thorough review of the city’s requirements. The excellent results achieved in the development of Hamburg testify to his foresight, ingenuity and ability. The design of buildings erected under his direction has exerted marked influence on the architectural design of buildings throughout Germany. The vigorous character of his work and the introduction of fresh forms, often daring in conception, are the work of a master hand.
An article by Alfred C. Bossom, F. R. I. B. A., treating of the work of Fritz Schumacher, will be found in this issue of The AMERICAN ARCHI TECT. We are confident that the excellent illustrations that accompany the article will be found a rare inspiration. This article is particularly appropriate since many of the illustrations are also being exhibited as part of a collection of mediaeval and modern brick architecture in Germany, now making a tour of the larger cities in the United States.
Beginning with the current issue, a minor change will be noticed in the page arrangement of this journal. Page numbers formerly placed at the bot
tom of the page will now be located in the upper corners of all pages. On the same line will appear the date of the issue. We believe that this change will be found convenient to our subscribers in several ways. We are very glad to credit this change to a suggestion recently made by M. G. T. Hyde, of Nobbs and Hyde, architects, Montreal, Canada.
“An Architectural Oasis” is the title of an article by Alfred Granger, F. A. I. A., to be presented in the next issue of this journal. This article adds much to the material that has been published on the early architecture of Ohio and deals specifically with Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio. Gambier is a small village about five miles distant from the little city of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Kenyon College was founded early in the nineteenth century by Philander Chase, a bishop in the Episcopal church. The early buildings inspired by English traditions have exerted their influence not only on later buildings at Kenyon but upon the village itself. Mr. Granger states in his article, “I know of no other village in the United States so completely English in character and appearance or more lovely in its natural setting.” We are confident that our subscribers may look forward to reading this article with considerable interest.
Broadway in the Cotswolds is too well known to the devotees of English architecture to require introduction to our readers. Unlike many well known Old World towns, Broadway has preserved its character, charm and virtues for centuries, unmarred by many of the usual modern tourists lures. The stone houses of this English village never fail to impress tourists, be they laymen or architects, with their picturesque composition, yet they are all done with a dignity that can only be secured through simplicity.
To read Samuel Chamberlain’s article, “Broadway in the Cotswolds,” which will appear in our issue of December 20, 1927, is to vividly refresh the memory of those who have been fortunate in their travels, and to cause those less fortunate to long for more than a glimpse of Broadway’s village green, sedate old houses, and to enjoy the hospitality of its 300-year old hostelry. The wellgroomed hedges, riot of flowers, faded oak doors, miniature attic windows, slate roofs and even the color of the time-worn stone walls are visualized by Chamberlain’s pen in word and picture. Like Broadway, Chamberlain’s descriptions and sketches are too well known to require further introduction.
Please do us a favor. If your magazine does not come regularly on time, drop us a postcard or a letter. Address us—501 Fifth Avenue, Afew Tor\ City.