The AMERICAN ARCHITECT
AND BUILDING NEWS
Vol. LXXXIX.
MAY 12, 1906.
No. 1585.
Editorial Summary:
Pages 157-158 Scantiness of Technical Facts Relating to the San Francisco Disaster — The Factor of Safety in Surviving Buildings — California
Architects Resenting Professional Help — Speed vs. Beauty — City Building at Prince Rupert, B. A., and Gary, Ill. — Decrepitude of the Chicago City-hall — Another Defeat for the Metric System — The Cincinnati Chapter, A. I. A., Takes Action Against a Trade Union — Death of J. August Lienau, Architect.
The Literature of Reinforced Concrete. ............................................. 159 The Lighting of Toilet-rooms..................................................................... 160 A Comparison of English and American Building Laws............................................... 161 The Real Condition of Winchester Cathedral.............................. 163 Notes and Clippings.............................................................................................. 164 Societies, Personal Mention, Building News, Etc. Plates:
House of Mr. Ernest Flagg, Architect, New York, N. Y. — Plans of the Same — House No. 28 East 78th St., New York, N. Y. — Main Doorway: Hotel Gotham, New York, N. Y. — Catholic Church, Williamsbridge, N. Y. — The Munsey Building, Washington, D. C. — House of Paul Hunt, Esq., of Readeville, Mass. — Music-room: Æolian Building, New York, N. Y.
Additional Plates (International Edition):
Riggs National Bank, Washington, D. C. — Doorway of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, Baltimore, Md.
12 West 40TH Street
NEW YORK
Entered as second class matter November 18, 1904, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of Congress, March 3 1870
AND BUILDING NEWS
Vol. LXXXIX.
MAY 12, 1906.
No. 1585.
Editorial Summary:
Pages 157-158 Scantiness of Technical Facts Relating to the San Francisco Disaster — The Factor of Safety in Surviving Buildings — California
Architects Resenting Professional Help — Speed vs. Beauty — City Building at Prince Rupert, B. A., and Gary, Ill. — Decrepitude of the Chicago City-hall — Another Defeat for the Metric System — The Cincinnati Chapter, A. I. A., Takes Action Against a Trade Union — Death of J. August Lienau, Architect.
The Literature of Reinforced Concrete. ............................................. 159 The Lighting of Toilet-rooms..................................................................... 160 A Comparison of English and American Building Laws............................................... 161 The Real Condition of Winchester Cathedral.............................. 163 Notes and Clippings.............................................................................................. 164 Societies, Personal Mention, Building News, Etc. Plates:
House of Mr. Ernest Flagg, Architect, New York, N. Y. — Plans of the Same — House No. 28 East 78th St., New York, N. Y. — Main Doorway: Hotel Gotham, New York, N. Y. — Catholic Church, Williamsbridge, N. Y. — The Munsey Building, Washington, D. C. — House of Paul Hunt, Esq., of Readeville, Mass. — Music-room: Æolian Building, New York, N. Y.
Additional Plates (International Edition):
Riggs National Bank, Washington, D. C. — Doorway of the Baltimore Stock Exchange, Baltimore, Md.
12 West 40TH Street
NEW YORK
Entered as second class matter November 18, 1904, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of Congress, March 3 1870