Vol. CXVII CONTENTS No. 2312
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920
Notes From London............................................................453 Editorial Comment..........................................................461 Birmingham, England, Housing Completion......................... 464 Housing Problems and Earth Masonry
By Thomas Crane Young..................................467
Current News...................................................................469 Weekly Review of the Construction Field......................... 473
Illustrations
Church of S. Maria Dei Frari, Venice, Frontispiece.
House of George W. Olmstead, Ludlow, Pa. Albert Joseph Bodker, Architect.
House of E. M. Richards, West Newton, Mass. Janies Purdon, Architect.
Department of Architectural Engineering The Expense of Estimating........................................................ 475
Engineering Council Bulletin................................................. 478 Fundamental Principles of Illuminating Design.................. 479 Public Works vs. Public Waste
By M. O. Leighton............................................................................ 482
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