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The Architectural Record Jun-Sep 1936 Issues 6–9 | Plans & Plates - $295 (berkeley)
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Architectural Record Publishing Company, New York
Offered is a group of four original 1936 issues of The Architectural Record, one of the most influential architectural journals of the twentieth century.
This mid-year sequence presents a broad survey of American architecture during the 1930s, including educational buildings, housing developments, retail architecture, and commercial and institutional design.
Each issue contains illustrated articles, photographic documentation, architectural drawings, and measured floor plans representing contemporary architectural practice in the United States.
Issues Included
June 1936 – Issue 6
New School Planning and Equipment
July 1936 – Issue 7
Housing for Recovery / Photo Murals
August 1936 – Issue 8
Stores and Other Commercial Buildings
September 1936 – Issue 9
The Architect in a Modern World
Subjects Featured
• School architecture and educational planning
• Residential and housing development
• Retail and commercial architecture
• Office, hotel, and institutional architecture
• Architectural lighting and interior design
• Measured floor plans, elevations, and building studies
• Photographic plates documenting modern buildings
One page is particularly notable for presenting major architecture educators of the 1930s, including Frank Lloyd Wright and several influential architecture school deans, reflecting contemporary discussions about architectural education and professional training.
Format
• Large folio architectural periodicals
• Illustrated with photographic plates and architectural drawings
• English language publications
• Original 1936 issues
Provenance
These materials were acquired directly from the family of a former University of California, Berkeley architecture faculty member and were part of a larger personal research and teaching library assembled between the 1920s and 1950s.
The issues were preserved in unbound academic format with advertising pages removed, reflecting common archival practices in architecture school libraries where journals were retained primarily for their architectural articles, photographic plates, and drawings.
CONDITION: Very good vintage condition overall.
Unbound academic copies with advertising pages removed. Light age toning and minor edge wear typical of 1930s paper. Architectural plates and editorial pages remain clean and intact.
Pages are unbound (original binding removed) and advertising pages were removed, consistent with archival practices used in academic architectural libraries where periodicals were preserved primarily for their architectural articles, drawings, and photographic plates.
• Pages clean and legible
• Light age toning typical of 1930s paper
• Minor edge wear consistent with age and handling
• No major tears observed in the architectural plates
• Plates, drawings, and editorial content appear complete
ITEM SPECIFICS
Topic: Architecture
Author: Architectural Record Publishing Co.
Publisher: Architectural Record Publishing Company
Binding: Softcover / Wraps
Language: English
Subject: Architecture; Art & Photography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Region: North America
Place of Publication: New York
Year Printed: 1936
Signed: No
Personalized: No
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