Architecture
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...
'', 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. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach progr ...
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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 won an award. In 2014, they wrote about 1898-born Julia Morgan, 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
At 05:12 AM Pacific Time Zone, Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli inte ...
, to design the rebuilding of a major hotel.
History
The first of ''American Institute of Architectss periodicals was the 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 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 "''La dame de fe ...