THE PUBLISHERS’ PAGE
With this issue The AMERICAN ARCHITECT completes its fifty-second year of service to the architectural profession. During that span of years it has chronicled the changes in design that were brought about by the work and influence of such men as H. H. Richardson, Charles F. McKim, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, Louis Sullivan, Stanford White and Donn Barber. Fifty-two years equal the span of life of the average man, and yet the publishers of this journal take pride in the fact that there are still a considerable number of architects who have subscribed continuously to the magazine since it was founded. Probably very few who have not a complete file of the issues of The American Architect will appreciate their historical value. Books that have been written on subjects treated comprehensively by articles and illustrations in the pages of THE AMERICAN ARCHI TECT during the last fifty-two years would fill more space than is usually allotted to an architectural library, while the bound copies of the magarrr m stored in two five-foot shelves. And
yet Shfevp\bljshers are not entirely satisfied with past ” apfieyferftents, and propose to use their best
efforts mpke The American ARCHITECT a better architectural journal during its fifty-third yeaFthan jt aas ever been before. Without the cooperation ©f subscribers, this would be impossible, but with it, even in as full measure as they have enjoyed if in the past, they look forward to the New Year \fhth confidence.
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It shofflc be noted that the current issue of The Ar ERIc k Architect is composed of three parts. Tlge editor al section is Part 1, Topical Architectuffc Pat$ I ! and the semi-annual index Part III. - The prnrtir of presenting the index as a separate feature of this journal was inaugurated with the December 20th, 1926, issue. Previous to that time, the semi-annual index had been bound with the editorial section. The new method, of which the present index is the third, has proven to be altogether convenient and to better serve its purpose. It may occasionally happen through mechanical error that a copy of the December 20th, 1927, issue is not complete. Please examine the current issue
and if either or both Part II or Part III have not been received advise us immediately, so that the missing part or parts can be supplied.
During the coming year the general character of the magazine will not be materially changed. Samuel Chamberlain’s articles on European subjects, with his clever illustrations, will continue to appear in alternate issues of The AMERICAN Architect. Mr. Chamberlain is now in England, having been awarded the Simon Guggenheim Fellowship which entitles him to a year’s study in etching and engraving with Malcolm Osborne, the well-known English etcher, so that his articles during 1928 will be largely descriptive of England. Leading articles will be contributed from time to time by prominent architects from various sections of the country. The article in this issue by Alfred Granger, F.A.I.A., on “Old Kenyon,” is a type of story which we think interests the profession. The departments, Engineering and Construction, and Interior Architecture, will be continued, offering greater service. Illustrations of current architecture will occupy an important place in each issue and especial efforts will be made to produce a magazine of greater practical value to the architect in practice.
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An early issue of The AMERICAN ARCHITECT will be largely devoted to churches and affiliated buildings. For many years church architecture in this country followed in general the ecclesiastic style with which the old cathedrals of Europe are so closely associated. The progress which American architecture has made in recent years has had its effect on the design of church edifices as it has on other types of buildings, so that the American church today is more expressive of modern religious thought in this country than could be possible by adhering too closely to ideas of the Gothic originating over five hundred years ago. This forthcoming issue, then, will present the modern tendencies in church architecture in various parts of the country. A feature of the issue will be a church in Germantown, Pa., designed by Carl A. Ziegler, which suggests in its architectural treatment the traditions of the locality in which it is located.
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, Ffew Tor\ City.
With this issue The AMERICAN ARCHITECT completes its fifty-second year of service to the architectural profession. During that span of years it has chronicled the changes in design that were brought about by the work and influence of such men as H. H. Richardson, Charles F. McKim, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, Louis Sullivan, Stanford White and Donn Barber. Fifty-two years equal the span of life of the average man, and yet the publishers of this journal take pride in the fact that there are still a considerable number of architects who have subscribed continuously to the magazine since it was founded. Probably very few who have not a complete file of the issues of The American Architect will appreciate their historical value. Books that have been written on subjects treated comprehensively by articles and illustrations in the pages of THE AMERICAN ARCHI TECT during the last fifty-two years would fill more space than is usually allotted to an architectural library, while the bound copies of the magarrr m stored in two five-foot shelves. And
yet Shfevp\bljshers are not entirely satisfied with past ” apfieyferftents, and propose to use their best
efforts mpke The American ARCHITECT a better architectural journal during its fifty-third yeaFthan jt aas ever been before. Without the cooperation ©f subscribers, this would be impossible, but with it, even in as full measure as they have enjoyed if in the past, they look forward to the New Year \fhth confidence.
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It shofflc be noted that the current issue of The Ar ERIc k Architect is composed of three parts. Tlge editor al section is Part 1, Topical Architectuffc Pat$ I ! and the semi-annual index Part III. - The prnrtir of presenting the index as a separate feature of this journal was inaugurated with the December 20th, 1926, issue. Previous to that time, the semi-annual index had been bound with the editorial section. The new method, of which the present index is the third, has proven to be altogether convenient and to better serve its purpose. It may occasionally happen through mechanical error that a copy of the December 20th, 1927, issue is not complete. Please examine the current issue
and if either or both Part II or Part III have not been received advise us immediately, so that the missing part or parts can be supplied.
During the coming year the general character of the magazine will not be materially changed. Samuel Chamberlain’s articles on European subjects, with his clever illustrations, will continue to appear in alternate issues of The AMERICAN Architect. Mr. Chamberlain is now in England, having been awarded the Simon Guggenheim Fellowship which entitles him to a year’s study in etching and engraving with Malcolm Osborne, the well-known English etcher, so that his articles during 1928 will be largely descriptive of England. Leading articles will be contributed from time to time by prominent architects from various sections of the country. The article in this issue by Alfred Granger, F.A.I.A., on “Old Kenyon,” is a type of story which we think interests the profession. The departments, Engineering and Construction, and Interior Architecture, will be continued, offering greater service. Illustrations of current architecture will occupy an important place in each issue and especial efforts will be made to produce a magazine of greater practical value to the architect in practice.
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An early issue of The AMERICAN ARCHITECT will be largely devoted to churches and affiliated buildings. For many years church architecture in this country followed in general the ecclesiastic style with which the old cathedrals of Europe are so closely associated. The progress which American architecture has made in recent years has had its effect on the design of church edifices as it has on other types of buildings, so that the American church today is more expressive of modern religious thought in this country than could be possible by adhering too closely to ideas of the Gothic originating over five hundred years ago. This forthcoming issue, then, will present the modern tendencies in church architecture in various parts of the country. A feature of the issue will be a church in Germantown, Pa., designed by Carl A. Ziegler, which suggests in its architectural treatment the traditions of the locality in which it is located.
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, Ffew Tor\ City.