THE
American Architect
Voi. CXiX CONTENTS No. 2359
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921
T he Basis of Beauty - -- -- -- -- - 263
Facts on Construction Costs ------- 268 By F. E. Davidson
Rome Extending Her Area - -- -- -- - 272
Old Dutch Farm House, Staten Island - - - 274
Illustrated by O. R. Eggers
Editorial Comment - -- -- -- -- -- 275 Beaux Arts Institute of Design ------ 276 Current News - -- -- -- -- -- - 295 Weekly Review of the Construction Field - - 299
Illustrations
Tomb of Beato Pacifico Buon, Venice—
Frontispiece. Holtse of Robert J. Thorne, Lake Forest, III.
John W. McKecknie and N. Max Dunning,
Architects.
House of Cyril Crimmins, Noroton, Conn.
Raymond M. Hood, Architect. House of C. D. Barnes, Kenosha, Wis. N. Max Dunning, Architect.
Department of Architectural Engineering
New Design Data for Cement Slabs - - - - 287 Safety in a Modern Theatre ------- 292
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