THE PUBLISHERS’ PAGE
THE current issue is, again, one of diversified interist. Within its pages you will find many outstanding California churches, an architect’s own house, a municipal auditorium, an article on the application of arc welding to building construction, sketches and etchings of architectural interest by a Grand Prix de Rome man, small house designs submitted in a recent competition held in Detroit, and illustrations of several buildings of varying character. In the planning of these issues, the editorial department has had in mind the presentation of material of general nature that should contain an element of interest to all of our readers.
The architectural magazine as it reaches you in its completed form is largely a phase in evolution. The American Architect as you find it today is the result of this process that has taken place over a period of more than fifty years. With changing times we must change in policy to keep abreast of the demands and spirit of the present. Suggestions often come to this office that result in improvements in the appearance or content of this journal. Such suggestions are always welcomed and are accepted in the spirit of mutual benefit in which they are offered. At the same time, we are taking every opportunity to study our format with a view toward better appearance and ways in which we may be of greater service to our readers.
It is often necessary to experiment in the designing of a publication as in other fields of creative endeavor. This year we have been changing the character and color of the cover of each issue. For about two years we have been trying out a new policy in the department of Engineering and Construction. For several years articles in this department were principally of a strictly technical nature, dealing with features of building that demand technical knowledge. The question arose as to how valuable articles of this type were to the majority
of our readers. Were these articles read? Were they of real benefit to the members of the architectural profession? During the past two years, articles in this department have been made more general in character, and technical articles on structural and mechanical engineering have been avoided. How has this change appealed to you? Would you prefer to have graphic charts, formulae, and technical data on various subjects, or do you find the more general articles of greater interest? We would like to have your comments.
One of the last jobs which the late Henry W. Rowe, New York architect, was able to see completed before his untimely death last December, was the house which he had designed for himself and family at Greenwich, Conn. It is with a great deal
of pleasure that The AMERICAN ARCHITECT publishes in this issue a complete presentation of this house, by means of photographs and scale drawings, with the permission of Mrs. Rowe and of the firm of Henry W. Rowe Associates. After a careful study of the details, we feel sure that our readers will appreciate that the death of Mr. Rowe was a distinct loss to those interested in the development of domestic architecture in this country.
The American Architect is particularly fortunate in being able to announce that it will publish in the August 5th issue a complete presentation of the new Episcopal Church, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, which Hiss & Weekes, architects, have just completed at Palm Beach, Florida. The design of this edifice is interesting in that it is ecclesiastical without adhering strictly to stereotyped Gothic lines, and is peculiarly appropriate to Florida landscape conditions without even recalling the pseudoSpanish character of conventional Florida architecture. The presentation will include a descriptive article, as well as reproductions of photographs, plans, preliminary sketches and scale drawings.
If your magazine does not come regularly on time, we shall appreciate your advising us by postcard or letter. Address The American Architect, 501 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
THE current issue is, again, one of diversified interist. Within its pages you will find many outstanding California churches, an architect’s own house, a municipal auditorium, an article on the application of arc welding to building construction, sketches and etchings of architectural interest by a Grand Prix de Rome man, small house designs submitted in a recent competition held in Detroit, and illustrations of several buildings of varying character. In the planning of these issues, the editorial department has had in mind the presentation of material of general nature that should contain an element of interest to all of our readers.
The architectural magazine as it reaches you in its completed form is largely a phase in evolution. The American Architect as you find it today is the result of this process that has taken place over a period of more than fifty years. With changing times we must change in policy to keep abreast of the demands and spirit of the present. Suggestions often come to this office that result in improvements in the appearance or content of this journal. Such suggestions are always welcomed and are accepted in the spirit of mutual benefit in which they are offered. At the same time, we are taking every opportunity to study our format with a view toward better appearance and ways in which we may be of greater service to our readers.
It is often necessary to experiment in the designing of a publication as in other fields of creative endeavor. This year we have been changing the character and color of the cover of each issue. For about two years we have been trying out a new policy in the department of Engineering and Construction. For several years articles in this department were principally of a strictly technical nature, dealing with features of building that demand technical knowledge. The question arose as to how valuable articles of this type were to the majority
of our readers. Were these articles read? Were they of real benefit to the members of the architectural profession? During the past two years, articles in this department have been made more general in character, and technical articles on structural and mechanical engineering have been avoided. How has this change appealed to you? Would you prefer to have graphic charts, formulae, and technical data on various subjects, or do you find the more general articles of greater interest? We would like to have your comments.
One of the last jobs which the late Henry W. Rowe, New York architect, was able to see completed before his untimely death last December, was the house which he had designed for himself and family at Greenwich, Conn. It is with a great deal
of pleasure that The AMERICAN ARCHITECT publishes in this issue a complete presentation of this house, by means of photographs and scale drawings, with the permission of Mrs. Rowe and of the firm of Henry W. Rowe Associates. After a careful study of the details, we feel sure that our readers will appreciate that the death of Mr. Rowe was a distinct loss to those interested in the development of domestic architecture in this country.
The American Architect is particularly fortunate in being able to announce that it will publish in the August 5th issue a complete presentation of the new Episcopal Church, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, which Hiss & Weekes, architects, have just completed at Palm Beach, Florida. The design of this edifice is interesting in that it is ecclesiastical without adhering strictly to stereotyped Gothic lines, and is peculiarly appropriate to Florida landscape conditions without even recalling the pseudoSpanish character of conventional Florida architecture. The presentation will include a descriptive article, as well as reproductions of photographs, plans, preliminary sketches and scale drawings.
If your magazine does not come regularly on time, we shall appreciate your advising us by postcard or letter. Address The American Architect, 501 Fifth Avenue, New York City.