THE PUBLISHERS’ PAGE
SAMUEL Chamberlain has taken as the topic for his next article, to be published in the July 20, 1928, issue of The American ARCHITECT, the work of Decaris, the youngest man to be made
Grand Prix de Rome. Unlike many a Prix de Rome who sinks into obscurity after the termination off his studies. Decaris is making a name for himself an artist, for critics in Paris agree that he has the future of a master. Decaris’ etchings are the product of a dramatic imagination and sure, bold draftsmanship. While his subject matter is usually architectural, he has never pursued his studies in a school of architecture since he is a Prix de Rome in engraving. Chamberlain has written of the work of Decaris, and reported in his own interesting way an interview with the young artist. Illustrations of wash drawings and etchings by Decaris will accompany the text.
From the inception of The American Architect over fifty years ago, it has been the policy
of this paper to keep the architectural profession posted on important developments in the field of building materials, equipment and methods of construction. Among recent developments there are few that hold greater interest for the future than the arc welding of steel framed buildings. This journal has published several articles that followed both tests and practical applications of this method of connecting structural steel members. An early issue will contain recently developed and valuable data on welding, the efficiency of connections so made, and a description of the method of construction employed in a building in Philadelphia, Pa. Frank P. McKibben, consulting engineer, has prepared the article in a manner that will interest both architects and engineers.
While architects are seldom called upon to design structures for the housing of mechanical ventilation equipment in connection with traffic tunnels, the fan house of the Liberty Tunnel, Pittsburgh, Pa., illustrated in this issue, shows that utilitarian buildings of this nature need not be without architectural interest. In this building advantage has been taken of the pair of twin stacks, required as exhausts for vitiated air, to make them the dominating architectural features. The structure fits the site and meets the practical requirements of the engineers.
In the department of Engineering and Construction of this issue there will be found a brief description of the structural features of the thirtysix story New York Central Building now near
ing completion in New York City. This is an air rights building erected over the tracks of the New York Central Railroad, north of the Grand Central Terminal.
This building involved several difficulties for it not only spans a large number of tracks in constant operation, but Park Avenue as well. The foundation difficulties will be realized when it is learned that the railroad tracks below the steel are in two levels. A further difficulty was encountered due to the tracks on the upper level not being in alignment with those of the lower level. As a result, it was necessary to work out a system of girders and columns that would support the building and not interfere with the tracks on either level. Another important consideration was the isolation of track and building foundations to prevent the transmission of track vibration to the building.
Air right buildings have become matters of serious consideration in our large cities, and the current article, while it does not deal with the minute details of the difficulties encountered in the design of the New York Central Building, will be found of interest as indicating problems that must be solved in connection with this class of structure.
The variety of material illustrated in the cur
rent issue of The American Architect should provide every reader with something of particular interest. Within the editorial pages there will be found two museums, a church, a suggested cathedral, a New England inn, a hospital, skyscrapers, houses, commercial buildings, details of two examples of unusual problems in illumination, a school, an article that impresses us with the inspiration to be found in the houses of French Canada, a tunnel fan house, and the structural problems of a large air rights building.
Subscribers should note that this issue of The American Architect is sent to them in two
parts. The second part of this issue comprises the semi-annual index of this journal from January to June, 1928, inclusive. If the index is missing from your copy, another will be furnished upon request. The index is issued as a separate publication for the convenience of those who desire to bind or file the indexes of all volumes together. The separate index will also be found convenient for those who bind the index with each volume. Save the index, it will be found convenient, and a great saving in time when attempting to locate an article or illustration that has appeared in the
pages of The American Architect.
SAMUEL Chamberlain has taken as the topic for his next article, to be published in the July 20, 1928, issue of The American ARCHITECT, the work of Decaris, the youngest man to be made
Grand Prix de Rome. Unlike many a Prix de Rome who sinks into obscurity after the termination off his studies. Decaris is making a name for himself an artist, for critics in Paris agree that he has the future of a master. Decaris’ etchings are the product of a dramatic imagination and sure, bold draftsmanship. While his subject matter is usually architectural, he has never pursued his studies in a school of architecture since he is a Prix de Rome in engraving. Chamberlain has written of the work of Decaris, and reported in his own interesting way an interview with the young artist. Illustrations of wash drawings and etchings by Decaris will accompany the text.
From the inception of The American Architect over fifty years ago, it has been the policy
of this paper to keep the architectural profession posted on important developments in the field of building materials, equipment and methods of construction. Among recent developments there are few that hold greater interest for the future than the arc welding of steel framed buildings. This journal has published several articles that followed both tests and practical applications of this method of connecting structural steel members. An early issue will contain recently developed and valuable data on welding, the efficiency of connections so made, and a description of the method of construction employed in a building in Philadelphia, Pa. Frank P. McKibben, consulting engineer, has prepared the article in a manner that will interest both architects and engineers.
While architects are seldom called upon to design structures for the housing of mechanical ventilation equipment in connection with traffic tunnels, the fan house of the Liberty Tunnel, Pittsburgh, Pa., illustrated in this issue, shows that utilitarian buildings of this nature need not be without architectural interest. In this building advantage has been taken of the pair of twin stacks, required as exhausts for vitiated air, to make them the dominating architectural features. The structure fits the site and meets the practical requirements of the engineers.
In the department of Engineering and Construction of this issue there will be found a brief description of the structural features of the thirtysix story New York Central Building now near
ing completion in New York City. This is an air rights building erected over the tracks of the New York Central Railroad, north of the Grand Central Terminal.
This building involved several difficulties for it not only spans a large number of tracks in constant operation, but Park Avenue as well. The foundation difficulties will be realized when it is learned that the railroad tracks below the steel are in two levels. A further difficulty was encountered due to the tracks on the upper level not being in alignment with those of the lower level. As a result, it was necessary to work out a system of girders and columns that would support the building and not interfere with the tracks on either level. Another important consideration was the isolation of track and building foundations to prevent the transmission of track vibration to the building.
Air right buildings have become matters of serious consideration in our large cities, and the current article, while it does not deal with the minute details of the difficulties encountered in the design of the New York Central Building, will be found of interest as indicating problems that must be solved in connection with this class of structure.
The variety of material illustrated in the cur
rent issue of The American Architect should provide every reader with something of particular interest. Within the editorial pages there will be found two museums, a church, a suggested cathedral, a New England inn, a hospital, skyscrapers, houses, commercial buildings, details of two examples of unusual problems in illumination, a school, an article that impresses us with the inspiration to be found in the houses of French Canada, a tunnel fan house, and the structural problems of a large air rights building.
Subscribers should note that this issue of The American Architect is sent to them in two
parts. The second part of this issue comprises the semi-annual index of this journal from January to June, 1928, inclusive. If the index is missing from your copy, another will be furnished upon request. The index is issued as a separate publication for the convenience of those who desire to bind or file the indexes of all volumes together. The separate index will also be found convenient for those who bind the index with each volume. Save the index, it will be found convenient, and a great saving in time when attempting to locate an article or illustration that has appeared in the
pages of The American Architect.