THE
American Architect
Vol. CXIX CONTENTS No. 235X
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1921
The Research and Educational Hospitals of
the State of Illinois - -- -- -- - 223 Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin, Architects.
Hospital Construction as Affecting Food
Distribution - -- -- -- -- -- - 234 The Case for Modern Architecture - - - - 238
Old Tavern, Rossville, Staten Island - - - 244 Illustrated by O. R. Eggers
Editorial Comment - -- -- -- -- - 245 Current News - -- -- -- -- -- - 255 Weekly Review of the Construction Field - - 259
Illustrations
Interior of Choir of Sta. Maria Dei Miracoli,
Venice—Frontispiece.
Research and Educational EIospitals of the State of Illinois
Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin, Architects.
Department of Architectural Engineering Correct Application of Metal Lath to Avoid
Plaster Cracks - -- -- -- -- - 246 Short. Cuts for Calculating Reinforced
Concrete ----------- - 251 By Milo S. Farwell.
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