The Architectural Review
THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW Volumes 117-118. Nos. 697-708 1955
Westminster, MD: The Architectural Review, 1955

Stout quarto. about 220 pp per issue; illustrated in color and b/w. Complete set for 1955 bound in cloth with gilt titles. VG, unmarked copy; former owner name stamped in gilt at bottom edge of front cover. A full year of this well-designed magazine featuring new works in modern British architecture, as well as articles on traditional architecture in England and around the world. 1955 featured many key articles on architects such as Walter Gropius, Philip Johnson, Lubetkin, and Sullivan & Wright. There is also a continuing series titled "Fresh Views on Flooring" that runs throughout the year. Also of note is the special issue devoted to the Outrage over the "Doom of an England reduced to universal Subtopia". Other articles include Airports: Zurich, Renfrew, Philadelphia, London and Amsterdam; brewers houses; London espresso bars; and the regular assortment of residences, schools, apartment blocks, office & government buildings, and current design.
Inventory number #005208