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Academy Architecture and [Annual] Architectural Review [UK]

London: Alex Koch & C.W. English/Alex Koch & Sons [annual]

Vol.8, 1895 - vol.54, 1922

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[Note: Vol.8 contains vols.8-10; vol.46, is listed as American Architect and Architecture here]

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

For the bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


The American Architect [USA]

New York, NY: The American Architect [weekly]

Vol.111, 1917
vol.115, 1919
vols.117-118, 1920
vols.120-121, 1921-22

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

For all it is very useful, the Internet Archive is a bit of a mess and could do with some judicious editing. This journal is listed under the title American Architect and Architecture along with a number of other architectural journals.

For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link

Note: prior to 1909 American Architect and Building News.


American Architect and Building News [USA]

Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Osgood & Co. / James R. Osgood Co. [monthly]

Vol.3, 1878 - vol.5,1879
Vol.13, 1883 - vol.26, 1889 [lacks vols.14-15]

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

For all it is very useful, the Internet Archive is a bit of a mess and could do with some judicious editing. This journal is listed under the title American Architect and Architecture along with a number of other architectural journals.

For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


Architecture. The Professional Architectural Monthly [USA]

New York, NY: Charles Scribners & Sons [monthly]

Vol.39, 1919 - vol.46, 1922

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

For all it is very useful, the Internet Archive is a bit of a mess and could do with some judicious editing. This journal is listed under the title American Architect and Architecture along with a number of other architectural journals.


The Architectural Record [USA]

New York: The Architectural Record Co. [quarterly, from 1902 monthly]

Vol.1, 1891 - vol.9, 1899
Vol.15,1904 - vol.20, 1906
Vol.30, 1911 - vol.32, 1912
Vol.37, 1915
Vol.39, 1916
Vol..46, 1919 - vol.52, 1922

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Vol.24, 1908 [without illustrations]

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


California Architect & Building News [USA]

San Francisco, California: The San Francisco Architectural Pub. Co. [monthly]

Official organ of the San Francisco Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

Vol.7, no.1, January 1886 - vol.10, no.10, October 1889
Vol.16, no.1, January 1895 - vol.16, no.12, December 1895
Vol.20, no.1, January 1898 - vol.21, no.6, June 1900

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, worth checking double-checking the list of contents for each volume when searching. It isn't possible to cross-search volumes. You can only search one volume at a time.

For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


The Canadian Builder and Carpenter [Canada]

Toronto, Ontario: The Commercial; Press Limited [monthly]

Vol.1, no.6, October 1911 - vol.8, no9, September 1918

[lacks several issues. Vol.2, no.7, July 1912 incorrectly catalogued as vol.2, no.4, April 1912]

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

Comments: interesting as much as anything else because the digitization has retained the original advertisements.


Dekorative Kunst [Germany]

Munich, Germany: Alexander Koch [monthly]

October 1901 - September 1921 [lacks 6 volumes]

Dekorative Kunst and its sister fine arts journal Die Kunst were published by Alexander Koch from October 1897 onwards. Each were issued separately, however the even volumes (e.g. 2, 4, 6, 8 and so on) of Die Kunst also incorporate Dekorative Kunst [two volumes of Dekorative Kunst were published per year]. To view Dekorative Kunst, see the even volumes of Die Kunst which have the subtitles Angewandte Kunst Der 'Dekorativen Kunst'.

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For a bibliographical record for Dekorative Kunst see this link.

Note: the 6 issues of Dekorative Kunst October 1897-March 1898 can be viewed at URL http://www.archive.org/details/dekorativekunst00unkngoog however, the scanning is in low resolution and does not include most of the illustrations.


Design ReviewDesign Review [New Zealand]

Wellington, New Zealand: Architectural Centre [irregular]

Vol.1, no.1, April 1948 - vol.5, no.5, April 1954 [all issues published]

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Covers developments in contemporary New Zealand and international architecture and design.

Comments: easy to search. Contains cross-references and Internet links to biographical sources on architects and designers discussed in the journal.


Deutsche KunstDeutsche Kunst und Dekoration [Germany]

Darmstadt, Germany: Alexander Koch [monthly]

Vol. 1, October 1897 - Vol. 50, September 1922

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

Note: the first 27 volumes of Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration (1897-1911) have also been digitized for the designinform database ReVIEW. The OCR is more accurate and it is possible to cross-search volumes. See: http://www.arts-search.com for further information about this title.

For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


House & Garden [USA]

New York, NY: McBride, Winston & Co., later Condé Nast [monthly]Vol.19, January 1911 - vol.42, July 1922

[lacks vol.27, January-June 1915 and vol.32, July-December 1917]

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For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


Illustrated Magazine of Art [UK]

London: John Cassell [monthly]

Vol.3, 1854 [only 3 volumes published]

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For a bibliographical record of this magazine see this link.


International StudioInternational Studio [USA]

New York, NY: International Studio/John Lane Company [monthly]

Vol.31, no.121, March 1907 - vol.75, no.304, September 1922

[lacks vols.68-69, July 1919-April 1920]

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time

For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


Keith's Magazine on Home Building [USA]

Minneapolis, Minnesota: M.L. Keith [monthly]

Vol.13, no.1, January 1905 - vol.14, no.6, December 1905
Vol.23, no.1, January 1910 - vol.46, no.6, December 1921

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Note: Initially published as The Homebuilder in January-February 1899. Also known as Keith's Homebuilder and Keith's Beautiful Homes Magazine before becoming Beautiful Homes Magazine in 1931.


Metropolis [USA]

New York, NY: Metropolis Magazine [monthly]

Architecture and design magazine published monthly in New York City since 1981.

All the major articles (and many of the minor articles) in Metropolis from May 2003 up to the current issue can be viewed full text, on line, free.

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To search click Archives

Note: architecture and design magazine published monthly in New York City since 1981.


Moderne BauformenModerne Bauformen [Germany]

Stuttgart, Germany: Julius Hoffmann [monthly]

Vol. 6, 1907

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For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.

Note: hopefully more volumes of this important journal will be digitized.


Revue generale de l'architecture et des travaux publics [France]

Paris: Paulin et Hetzel

Vol. 1, 1840 - Vol. 11, 1853

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time.

For a bibliographical record of this journal see this link.


The Studio [UK]

Note: incorrectly catalogued as Studio International

London: The Studio

Vol.8, no.39, June 1896 - vol.84, no.357, December 1922

[lacks vols 30, 36, 40, 56, 58, 67, 69, 72-82]

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Note: the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for some of the titles in the Internet Archive project is not very good, it is, therefore, advisable to check the list of contents for each volume when searching. You can only search one volume at a time

Note: The first 50 volumes of The Studio (1893-1910) have also been digitized for the designinform database ReVIEW. The OCR is more accurate and it is possible to cross-search volumes. See: http://www.arts-search.com/ for further information about this title

For the bibliographical record of The Studio journal see this link.