Architecture
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'', one of a series of periodicals published from before
World War I
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by the
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to su ...
.
Overview
This is the sixth iteration of a magazine about the field associated with American Institute of Architects and its members. This iteration stylizes their publication's name with a capital ''M'': ''Architect Magazine'', with ''Architectureal Design'' as a subtitle.
At times they run a series by a famous, award-winning architect; in 2007 one such series itself won an award. In 2014 they wrote about 1898-born
Julia Morgan
Julia Morgan (January 20, 1872 – February 2, 1957) was an American architect and engineer. She designed more than 700 buildings in California during a long and prolific career.Erica Reder"Julia Morgan was a local in ''The New Fillmore'', 1 Febr ...
a "Pioneering Female Architect" who, because she "was experienced in reinforced concrete as she was in European design," was chosen, in the aftermath of the
1906 San Francisco earthquake
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, to design the rebuilding of a major hotel.
History
The first of ''American Institute of Architectss periodicals was ''Quarterly Bulletin''. This was followed, beginning in 1913, by:
* ''Journal of the American Institute of Architects'' (through 1928)
* ''Octagon'' (1929-1994), at which point the above title was resumed, through 1957
* ''The American Institute of Architects Journal (AIA Journal)''
* ''Architecture''
As of when the last of these ceased publication (2006), the title was ''Architecture: The AIA Journal''. The successor is not owned by but is affiliated with AIA, and uses their name on their '' masthead''.
Features
In addition to running interviews with and articles about those in the field, be it in teaching about or doing, some of their articles go beyond the actual design work, such as labor conditions for their projects, both in
non-Western
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countries and in the USA. They've covered other types of architectural disputes, including international ones such as regarding "the
Eiffel Tower
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Locally nicknamed "'' ...