The American Architect
Founded 1876
Volume CXVI
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1919
Number 2275
Contents
The Wallace Clement Sabine Laboratory of Acoustics, Geneva,
III.—By Paul E. Sabine . . . . . . . 133
Student Life in Italy—By Ralph J. Batchelder .... 138 Editorial Comment ......... 141 Shrinkage of Interior Trim, Its Cause and Prevention—
By Lawrence V. Teesdale ....... 143 Current News .......... 146 Financial Digest .........
Late Building Market Reports—Current Prices Based on New York and Chicago Markets
Illustrations
Frontispiece, Detail from Churci-i of SS. Giovanni, e Paulo,
Venice
Recent Work of the California State Bureau of Architecture— George B. McDougall, State Architect (18 plates)
Department of Architectural engineering
Hooped Concrete Columns with Cast-iron Cores—By L. J. Mensch,
M. Am. Soc. C.E. ......... 155
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