The Architectural Record September 1936 Architectural Record Publishing Company, New York. Offered is an original September 1936 issue of. One of the most influential architectural journals of the twentieth century. This issue focuses on office, hotel, and institutional architecture, presenting illustrated articles and architectural studies documenting commercial and civic buildings of the mid-1930s. The publication includes photographic plates, architectural drawings, and floor plans illustrating office buildings, institutional structures, and commercial interiors during a period of significant development in American architectural practice. One page is particularly notable for documenting 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. Office building architecture. Hotel design and interiors. Institutional buildings and civic architecture. Commercial building planning. Architectural lighting and interior planning. Floor plans, elevations, and building studies. These materials provide valuable documentation of commercial and institutional architecture during the 1930s. Large folio architectural periodical. Illustrated with photographic plates and architectural drawings. English language publication. Original 1936 issue. 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.
