''Architectural Forum'' was an American magazine that covered the homebuilding industry and
architecture
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. Started in
Boston
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, in 1892 as ''The Brickbuilder'', it absorbed the magazine ''Architect's World'' in October 1938. Ownership of the ''Forum'' passed from
Time, Inc., Urban America, Inc., Whitney Publications, and finally to Billboard Publications in 1972. After the purchase of the ''Forum'' by Billboard, Peter Blake, its chief editor, and much of the staff left to form the magazine ''Architecture Plus'' in 1973. The ''Forum'' ceased publication in 1974.
Graphic designer
Paul Rand designed two covers for the March and April 1945 issues.
Content
194X
194X was a term first used in the October 1943 issue of ''Architectural Forum''. The issue focused on
post-war
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urban and city planning, with the 'X' standing for the assumed end date of the war. The issue contained plans for shopping centers, housing, and schools based on the needs and size of a population. This was part of a larger shift in American culture, as many thought the end of the war would usher in a new era of architecture and urbanization that slowed down due to the war.
Other titles
* 1892–1916: ''The Brickbuilder''
* 1917–1945: ''Architectural forum''
* 1952–1954: ''The Magazine of building''
References
External links
Full catalog record of ''The Brickbuilder''at
Hathi Trust
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Full catalog record of ''Architectural Forum''at
Hathi Trust
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* Downloadable copies of ''The Brickbuilder'' at
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v.1, 1892*
v.2, 1893*
v.4, 1895*
v.6, 1897*
v.7, 1898*
v.8, 1899*
v.9, 1900*
v.23, 1914*
v.24, 1915*
v.25, 1916
Architecture magazines
Defunct magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1892
Magazines disestablished in 1974
Magazines published in Boston
Further reading
*Shanken, Andrew Michael. ''194X: Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Home Front''. University of Minnesota Press, 2009.
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