VOL. OXXYIII
THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT
With which is consolidated
The Architectural Review
C ONTENTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925
NUMBER 2479
Chubch of St. Baetholimew the Great, Smithfield, England. Erom the Orig
inal Sketch by ....................................................................Otto R. Eggers.................. Cover Palace of the Infanta, Guadalajara.................................................................... Frontispiece The Rebirth of Art and Architecture in
Europe ....................................................................................A. C. Bossom, F.R.T.B.A.. . 161 Administration Buildings for Industrial
Plants ....................................................................................Prof. Dr. Peter Behrens . . . 167 Editorial Comment ............................................................................................................................... U5 Mosaic Art ................................................................................................................................................... 1 < 9 Renderings of Interiors Made in Office
of Cabliiian of Paris, Decorators....................................................................................... 183 Review of Recent Architectural Maga
zines ..........................................................................................Egerton Swartwout,F.A.I.A. 185 Zoning Laws in New York and Their Influence in the Development of a
New Commercial Center ......................................................................................................... 189 Tiie Weaver High School, Hartford, Conn...........Frank Irving Cooper Corp.. 199
Plates
Two German Administration Buildings.................Prof. Dr. Peter Behrens 3 Plates House of Felix J. Dreyfous, New Orleans. . . . Weiss & Dreyfous .... 1 Plate House of John C. Von Glahn, Brooklyn .. .Dwight James Baum.. 4 Plates Zoning Laws and New York’s Skyline................ . Buchman A Kahn .... 4 Plates
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THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT
With which is consolidated
The Architectural Review
C ONTENTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925
NUMBER 2479
Chubch of St. Baetholimew the Great, Smithfield, England. Erom the Orig
inal Sketch by ....................................................................Otto R. Eggers.................. Cover Palace of the Infanta, Guadalajara.................................................................... Frontispiece The Rebirth of Art and Architecture in
Europe ....................................................................................A. C. Bossom, F.R.T.B.A.. . 161 Administration Buildings for Industrial
Plants ....................................................................................Prof. Dr. Peter Behrens . . . 167 Editorial Comment ............................................................................................................................... U5 Mosaic Art ................................................................................................................................................... 1 < 9 Renderings of Interiors Made in Office
of Cabliiian of Paris, Decorators....................................................................................... 183 Review of Recent Architectural Maga
zines ..........................................................................................Egerton Swartwout,F.A.I.A. 185 Zoning Laws in New York and Their Influence in the Development of a
New Commercial Center ......................................................................................................... 189 Tiie Weaver High School, Hartford, Conn...........Frank Irving Cooper Corp.. 199
Plates
Two German Administration Buildings.................Prof. Dr. Peter Behrens 3 Plates House of Felix J. Dreyfous, New Orleans. . . . Weiss & Dreyfous .... 1 Plate House of John C. Von Glahn, Brooklyn .. .Dwight James Baum.. 4 Plates Zoning Laws and New York’s Skyline................ . Buchman A Kahn .... 4 Plates
OWNED AND PUBLISHED BY
THE ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING PRESS, INC.
PUBLICATION OFFICES: 258 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD, CONN.
Editorial and Advertising Offices: 243 West Thirty-ninth Street, New York
E. J. ROSENCRANS, President and Treasurer FREDERICK S. SLY, Vice-President
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
WILLIAM H. CROCKER, Editor
ARTHUR T. NORTH, A. I. A., Engineering and Associate Editor
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BETTS, Associate Editor
R. W. SEXTON, Associate Editor, Department of Interior Architecture E. K. BRUNNER, Editorial Assistant
Contributing Editors
EGERTON SWARTWOUT, F. A. I. A. CLINTON H. BLAKE, Jr.
Board of Directors
H. J. REDFIELD E. J. ROSENCRANS PAGE A. ROBINSON G. E. SLY
FREDERICK S. SLY H. H. MINER
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London Office : DORLAND HOUSE, 14 Re?ent Street, S. W. I.
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