Additions, effect of
Æsthetics, generally considered of little real importance
Alignment trusses for masonry forms
Antiquities of Athens, Stewart and Rivett’s
Archæological discovery of great importance
Archæology leads nowhere in architecture
Architectural decadence in the United States
“ hodge-podge in the U. S., reasons for
Architectural illustrations, flood of, harmful to art
Architectural styles—development here before the Revolution
Architecture and archæology, essay on
“ “ construction divorced in many modern buildings
Architecture, scenic
Art and beauty should be synonymous terms
“ epochs, characteristics of
“ master key to it
“mongrel sort no good
“ royal road to it
“ superior to nature
Artistic convention, essay on
Artists, making of
Athletic sports in the United States
Back airing of traps, its great cost
Balance, in design
“ essential in good design
“ “ quality in design
“ personification of in the human form
“ without symmetry, explained
Base-boards, proper treatments of
Bases, on exterior walls
Bath-rooms, number required
Bath-tubs
Beam ceilings, decoration of
“ “use of, facilitated by the module in planning
Beam and girder ceiling, illustrated
Beams, spacing of
Bearing partitions
Beauty, and the steel frame
“ dependent on fitness
“ elevating power of
“ enemies of
“ essay on
“ germs of, in nature
“ in design, how most easily obtained
“ in design, importance of
“ in doors
“ in Greek Doric
“ in simplicity
“ in the human form
“ of form, the aim of the Greeks in art
“ “ “ as exemplified by the human figure, the most potent influence in art
Beauty, of line in Greek art
“ of little importance to the unrefined
“ search for it the road to art
Bed-rooms, arrangement of
Blanc, Charles, color versus form
Blondel, Paul, his teachings
Blueprints of working drawings
Bright colors in nature
Broken stone, best as it comes from the crusher
Brown mortar omitted under certain conditions
Bulfinch, referred to
Byzantine influence on French art
Capitol at Washington, plan to damage it
Carpentry, essay on
“ how to improve quality of
“ mediæval, characteristics of
“ old methods
Casement windows, advantages of
“ “ how to make them weather-tight
Casement windows, objections to and how to overcome them
Cathedrals, Chartres and Cologne compared
Ceiling beams, warping and twisting of
Ceilings, construction of
“ height of
“ of dormers
“ plastering of
Cellars, disadvantages of
“ generally too large in small houses
“ omission of tends to lower the height of the house
Cellars, prejudice in favor of
“ saving by their omission
“substitutes for
“ wasteful of heat
Cement bases described
Certainty an essential element in good design
Chateau de Champs, France, view of grounds
Chevreul, his diagram of colors
Chimney doctors, methods of
Clarity in design
Clerestory dormers described
Clipped trees, best kind for the purpose
Closets, importance of
Collective art
College Sapienza at Rome, its lesson to the designer
Colonial architects, their aim
Colonial architecture, destruction of
Color, appeal of to the emotions
“ appeal of to savages
“ effects of juxtaposition
“ essay on
“ in nature
“ relationship of to form
“ supplement to form
Colors, pleasing combinations of
“ scientific combination of
Columbus monument, N. Y., illustration
Common sense in decorating the home
Complementary colors, law of
Concrete, adhesion of
“ descriptive article
“ finished in one operation
“ floors, construction of
“ “ making of illustrated
“ importance of in these houses
“ mixture and proportions
“ oxidized surfaces of
“ placing of in the wall
Construction of bases
“ “ beam ceilings
“ “ casement windows
“ “ ceilings
“ “ ceilings described
“ “ concrete floors
“ “ doors described
“ “ doorways
“ “ dormers
“ “ fireplaces
“ “ floors for bathrooms
“ “ foundations
“ “ Gothic buildings described
“ “ half-timber work
“ “ partitions
“ “ retaining walls
“ “ seepage tanks for plumbing systems
Construction of shades for casement windows
“ “ skylights
“ “ stairs
“ “ surbases
“ speed in, by the avoidance of
shams
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